Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 22, 1922, Page 1

HIGH SCHOOL TO PRADURGE. 48 ON INE 1, LARGEST GLASS FINISHES Bishop N. S. Thomas will Deliver Commencement Address; Rev. Edwards to Give Baccalaureate The largest class ever grad- uated from the Natrona Coun- ty high school includes 4¢ members who will receive the parchment on the night of June 1, at which time Bishop N. S. Thomas of Laramie will deliver +he commencement address. The bac calaureate serman will be given by the Rev. Philip K, Edwards on May 28. Both ceremonies will take place at the high school auditorium with an open invitation to the public. Senior examinations are taking place this "#eex, Foflowing is the list of candidates io. graduation: Ruth Allsman, Ralph Antrus, Emma Anderson, Jack Baker, Mary Bailey, Alice Blodgett, Foster Blodgxtt, Alice Clayton, Marguerite Cole, Mabel Coppock, Leia Craft, John Curran, Frances Davis, Joe Dessert, Nessie Duncan, Florence Kastman. Lawrence Eastman, Lillian Ede, Roy Frisby, Lucy Gantz, Ruth Giersr Gertrude Granstrand, Darre! Hath- away, Charles Hemry, Kathleen Hem ry, Nola Henry, Atma Huffman, Edna ‘\ Kassis, Marion Kleber, Malena Lea, Reed Marquis, Alice Mechling, Thelma McKelvey, De Witt McLean, Margaret McRae, Mildren Naylor, Marion Noyes, ‘Witma Peterson, Grace Pluckham, Frapcis Ridle, Paul Ross, George Shi- kany, Dorothy Sinclair, Lilliam Smali~ ey. Mary Stanko and Gendoline Towle. MAYOR’S HOME IS BOMBED AT j Weather Forecast Somewhat Sunday. unsettled tonight - Possibly showers in‘ extreme west and extreme north portions; not much change in temperature. and VOLUME VI DECISION ON BIG REFINERY iS WITHHELD ze | Arrival in Casper of Judge Freeman of| Denver Forecasts Final Action on Plans for Refinery Erection Although official confirmation of the dea! Af ed the Texas Oil company will construct a refinery in C: not forthcoming today the appearance of Judge W. W. Free- man, western representative of the Texas company in Casper today, indicates that the predictions made Saturday that final details of the Texas plan to construct a refinery here will be worked out during the coming week will be fulfilled. Persons advised of the contemplated entrance of the Texas company into the refining game here indicate that while agreements have been made by the Texas company with local con- cerns and that only minor details re- nain to be perfected before the act- ual construction of a refinery here is underway that the deal at the present time is merely in the agreement stage and that no transfers of property or valuable consideration has actually been consummated. ‘There is no word on just what sec tion of the plans is holding up an im mediate agreement. In the meantime the E. T. Williams Oil company {ts going ahead with its plan to line up independent produc tion_which will be handled by the ‘Wyoming pipelinlo company, subsi- diary organization. Also the Wyoming Pipeline concern is going ahead rapid- ly with its plans to build the pipeline | COLUMBUS GA |which will transport the crude to the : 3 COLUMBUS, Ga,, May 22.—Com- missioners of Muscogee county today placed the entire resources of the county at the disposal of the city commissioners of Columbus in an ef-| fort to bring about the arrest of those responsible for the bombing early yesterday of the home of Mayor J. Homer Dimon. ‘The bomb wrecked a portion of the mayor’s home, but without injury to any member of the family. Recent letters to the mayor con tained strong objections to the com- mission form of city government now in use here, and declared that unless the city manager was discharged, both he and the mayor would. be killed. OLCOTT STILL TRAILING HALL PORTLAND, Ore., According to a tabulation of latest returns from 18 complete and 18 incomplete counties of the state at 11:45 o'clock today Charles Hall had taken the lead in the race for the republican nomination for.governor. The figures wefe—Hall 42,325; Ben W. Olcott 42,246, a lead for Hail of 79. SHIP R | Texas refinery in Casper. | It was again indicated today that | the ‘Texas company had definitely de- jelded to establish its plant in Casper {and that the appropriation already |made for a plant in Wyoming would be used to construct a plant here. Cheaper fuel, due to an abundance of gas, closer contact with the Salt Creek and other fields of this district, a better labor market, and an evidence on the part of Casper interests that the Texas company would be welcom- ed here are said to be responsible for the early decision of the company to locate here in preference to Glen- rock. | Senate Passes | Naval Pay Bill ‘WASHINGTON, May 22.—Tho sen- | ate today passed after only brief de- \bate the house bill fixing a new basis lof pay for officers and enlisted per- |sonnel of the army, navy, marine. | Corps, coast guard, coast and geologi- cal survey and the public health serv- ice. Two amendments were added and the measure now goes to confer- ence with the house for adjustment of the differences. AMMED BY SUB SINKS LOS ANGELES, May 22.—The new steam schooner Vir- ginia Olson, was rammed by dense fog off the breakwater and racing a full speed with after reaching the E. K. Wood Capt. John Johnson repo: collision and he did not know whether it was damaged or not. The Virginia Olson was inbound from Portland, Ore,, with 1,200,000 feet of lumber. It is owned in San Francisco. <> WORKERS GET VACATION. WARSAW, May 22.—(By the Asso- ciated Press.}-—-The Polish diet has enacted a law requiring an annual vacation of two weeks with pay for all industrial workers. For more than two months the or- ganized timber workers in southern Oregon and northern Californian have been on strike for the S-hour day. the navy submarine H-7, in a outside the harbor here today a hole in the bow, sank just dock in the harbor. rted that the submarine pro- ceeded on its way seaward after the——————— The Iris theater was packed to the outer doors yesterday after- noon and last night when Dr. Cun- ningham, the world-renowned men- talist, opened his engagement in this city. There is no denying the fact that public interest is deeply aroused. The questions and an- swers ough The Tribune hed . stirred human curiosity to quite a_| wonderful powers possessed by-the | asked, the same being sealed and in | and that's all there is to it, CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, MAY 22, 1922. ro was Here I Is, Boys! How to Build Your Radio at Home The first installment of “How to Build a Radio Set,” in seven art! cles, appears in today’s issne of The Tribune. Any boy handy with tools and of average intelligence can butld his own set by following the direc- tions and the cost is within reach of most newsboys of Casper. Frank I. Solar, instructor of man- wal training in the Detroit high schools, is the author of the series, which is copyrighted and will ap- pear exclusively in The Tribune in this territory. All articles will be illustrated and should be clipped ou! and preserved. Save today’s art cle and start work. Others will ap- pear in six successive publications. Senator Phipps Sidesteps Challenge to Fight Watson NDMBER 190. | SOUTH, MOSCOW, May 22.— decisions which governmen’ * courage the independent caf on Russia’s terms have been pf the close of the Genoa confere The council of commissars hi STORMS VISIT TEXAS HAS TORNADO Heavy Loss but No Deaths Reported at | Walnut Springs, Woman Killed WACO, Texas, May 22,—Ci North of Waco; in Oklahoma ‘onsiderable property damage was done by a tornado which swept Walnut Springs, 62 miles north of here, and vicinity late yesterday. Unverified reports said one brick -building had been demolished and a | Mrs. Hamilton injured there. A school building between { WASHINGTON, May 22.—Postmaster appointments in Georgia started a hot exchange in the senate today between Senator Watson, Democrat, of Georgia, and Senator Phipps of Colorado, a Republican member of the postoffice committee, with the result that busi- ness was disrupted for sever minutes, after which the two senators took their controversy into the corridor, with the Georgia senator offering personal combat. “If you say a word out of the way I'l! knoc!] you down, the Colorado senator after they left the senate chamber. Senator Phipps declined to seo newspaper men to dis- cuss the incident, Seuvator Watson, talking of the dispute which began while the senate was discussing an army bill, said Senator Phipps de- clined the challenge to personal com- bat, mentioned calling a senate ser- geant-at-arms, and then walked away. ‘The Georgia senator explained that the dispute involved three postmas- ters’ nomination—Jack Curran to be postmaster at Savannah, Ga., J. B. Crane at Dixie, Ga. and Lawson Pritchard at Tennville, Ga. ° All are “personally objectionable” to him, Senator Watson said, and he so not fled Senator Phipps. TRADING LIVELY IN STOCK MART NEW YORK, May 22,—More than one million shares of stock mainly at gains of 1 to 3 points changed hands in the first three hours of today's lively session of the New York stock exchange. ‘The moveriont embraced a wide number of isses but was made up largely of steels, equipments, motors, oils and the cheaper rails, together with a number of miscelalneous issues such as Sears Roebuck and Montgom- ‘ery Ward. Cheap money rates again prevailed, regardless of last week’s drain upon local clearing house resources, which brought the loan account of that in- stitution up to the highest total of the ear. Russ Situation Is Likened to Haitian Muddle WASHINGTON, May 22.—Had the Russian soviet representatives at Ge noa accepted the allied proposals Russia would have been reduced to a situation not dissimilar to that of 4 Haiti, Senator Borah, republican of Idaho, declared today in the senate in discussing Frank A. Vanderlip’s re- cently published intefview of events at the Genoa. conference. pitch and each mail delivery grew byleaps and bounds. There were skeptics in plenty until the evening performance. The afternoon ses- sion had put the audience in a posi- tion of doubt of themselves as well as the doctor. But in the evening everybody surrendered and came o camp, willing to admit the ” Senator Watson said he told Walnut and Morgan was de- stroyed. The wind was accompanied by two and a half inches of rain and Brazos river at Waco is rising rapidly. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 22.— Many discricts*in the southwest today were recovering from severe wind, hail and rain storms last night, which resulted in the death of at least one person ,the injury of several others and much property damage. At Shanwee, Okla. Mrs. Marvin Kilman, who with a young son in her arms, had taken refuge [rom a storm in the entrance to an old theater jured, re The city of Ghent is built on twenty- eix,island, joined by 270 bridges. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOND VOTE SATURDAY Authority to Issue Half M illion for New | { Structure Will Be Issue in Special Election This Week will have an opportunity next Saturday to accept or reject the passage of a $500,000 bond issue to build a new} junior-senior high school, need for which is becoming .em- phasized more each day with the ever-increasing growth in |aseatiant of the attendance at the local institution which was originally built to accommodate 400 students, the enrollment of which now exceeds 450. No district in the United States is better able to build such a high school than Natrona county which has a valuation of $57,817,420. with only $34,000 in bonds outstanding, less than one per cent of the bonded indebted- ness and, according to law, the county is permitted to bond up to as high as 4 per cent. ‘The increased tax with whicn to pay interest and make a sinking fund to pay such a bond issue in 25 years will tamount to 8 per cent increase on the amount now paid. That is, if a tax- payer is now paying $1100 a year taxes, the amount paid if the bond issue carries, would be $103 and de- crease proportionately each year. Casper’s growth has been so rapid that in spite of the fact that during the past two years $600,000 has been. spent for buildings and equipment, more than 600 pupils are now housed in tasement rooms which are claimed unfit for school purposes because light, heat and ventilation are inadequate. The ceilings are low and it is almost impossible to keep the rooms clean and the environment is generally de- pressing. These basements were not intended for regular school purposes. In addition to providing more room for the four-year high school as at present, the new building will house the seventh and eighth grade pupils, thus relieving the grade buildings of more than 500 pupils. It is important that work be com- menced on the new building at the very earliest possible date as it would| not be ready for occupancy for a year. | The proposed building will contain! 40 class rooms, four study halls, each | seating 150 pupils. Additional labora-| tories for general science, chemistry, physics, printing, music, domestic! science, art and mechanical architect-| ural drawing, swimming pool, gymna- sium, auditorium seating 1200, cafe- teria seating 400, locker and shower rooms, janttor’s quarters and heating | plan. Sa ATTORNEY RYAN WILL SEEK PRIMARY VOTE According to rumors prevalent this morning M. F. Ryan, local attorney, | wil! be the first candidate for county | attorney to announce his entrance | Mto the race for Republican favor at| the fall primaries. Definite announce- | | ments from Mr. Ryan are lacking but| J. Belton Kennedy, was discharged by Judge Sidney N. Reeve today it is understood from friends that this} formal announcement is pending. Mr. Ryan has practiced in Casper successfully for the past two years. He is at present associated with E..G. Vanatta in the practice of law. NEW LYNCHING IS THREATENED SHEVEPORT, La. May 22.—Two [negroes arrested yesterday in Harri- son county, Texas, when officers and ja citizen’s posse were hunting for the ten-year-old Katherine |Marsh, daughter of Mr. and Mra. | Frank Marsh, about six miles north of | | Marshall, Texas, have been placed in| Chicago jjail here. The negroes were brought} Washington here because of Harrison county. intense feeling in CAPITALISTIC RECONSTRUCTION OF RUSSIA TO BE ENCOURAGED UNDER NEW PPOGRAM OF SOVIET) building, was killed and the child in-| Cincinnati J8 PERISH IN STEAMER SINKING Che Casper Daily Crihime (=, | The Associated Press.)—New ders say are designed to en- stic reconstruction of Russia %, ulgated coincidentatly with >, % “@ nounced removal of the st& vopoly oa trade in agricultur. al k @ cents and seeds, permitting priva, “S sons to buy abroad through the co “ sariat of foreign trace Mean .s the central executive committees, which ts now in session, Passing bills legalizing private prop-| erty to a certain degree, has also de cided to permit inheritance by hus bands or wives and < scendants id The council also is dobating a project permitting ground leases up 59 years instead of the 36-year maximum originally intended The municipality of Petrograd has decided to hand over to the owners for life possession all the smaller lLiouses, the maximum being seven apartments Similar returns of houses are being made in some 6f the provinces and the Ukraine is turning back flour mills of small capacity to the owners. —E— BALL SCORES | rubles. to RUTH CHALKS UP NO. 1 NEW YORK, May 22.— Babe Ruth made his first home run of the season in the eighth inning of today’s game with St. Louis. There BRITISH VESSEL SWALLOWED BY WAVES ON BEING RAMMED AT SEA American Missionaries Among Missing List; 242 Rescued When the Egypt Goes to Bottom BREST, May (By The Associated Press.) — Ninety- eight persons are missing and 242 were saved by those who were on board the British sterenship Egypt when it was sunk off the Island of Ushant Satur- 22 day night by a collision with the French steamer Seine, according to the latest official figures. Among those missing are two American women, Mrs. M. L. Sibley and Miss V. M. Boyer, whose home addresses are unknown here, It is Possible that some of the missing in addition to those brought here may have been picked up by the steam- ship ‘Capiracon. The Capiracon was nine miles from the scene, and re plied to the distress signals with the assurance that she was speeding to the spot. According to the Prypt’s purser the ship floated only about 20 minutes .; after her plntes were crushed in by the Seine. The Egypt, he declares, was not moving at the time of the accident, lying to on account of the dense fog and sounding her siren con- gardner and Henline; Cooper and Gooch. At Cincinnati— New York R. H. E. —---100 010 002-4 8 3 210 001 03*—-7 12 0 Cheeves and O'Furrell. At St. Louis~. Boston —_. St. Louis _ Batteries—Miller and Gowdy; tica and Ainsmith oe AMERICAN LEAGUE At Philadelphia (tied in 10) R. H. E. Detroit 100 000 103 0—x x x Philadelphia 100 011 200%—x x x Batteries—Pillette, Dausa and Bas sler; Hasty, Rommell and Perkins. At Boston— R. H. E. Cleveland 033 100 000— 7 7 1 Boston -001 600 000— 1 6..2 Batteries — Morton and O'Neill; Quinn, Karr, Fullerton and Ruel. At New York (tied in 10) R. H. E. St. Louis ...000 030 0000—x x x New York .000 000 0120—x x x Batteries — Van Gilder, Pruitt and Severeid: Shawkey, Bush and Schang. At Washington— R. H. E. seeee . 10—-x x x 20-- x x Batteries--Faber and Schalk; Erick- son and Gharrit; tinuously. Mrs. Sibley and Miss Boyer were missionaries on their way to India. The Egypt went down in 400 feet of water, She carried $300,000 in gold .| desides a consignment of mail for In- @ia. So far one mail pouch has been picked up but nothing else except the -| Wreckage from the crash was found on the surface. The ship's officers did not save even the vessel's papers. It is not questioned by most of the survivors, however, that many of the 300 odd persons aboard were thrown into the sea or jumped from the sink- ing ship when they were unable to obtain places in the few lifeboats that were lowered. Passengers said the ropes at the end of one of the life boats broke as it was being lowered, after the collision dumping all those in it into the sea. The ropes at the other end broke, the life boat falling on those who had counted upon {t for escape. Several of the Egypt's officers ‘when they saw it, was impossible to launch more boats, cut ropes off those that had not been launched, in the hope the craft would right themselves in the sea and be of some service ta those struggling in the water. The ship's printer, named Genner, gave his life to save a woman, sur: Genner, who left a wife at Dover, but on a life belt after the collision and was about to jump into the sea when he saw a woman running up and down the bridge begging for help. Genner put his life belt around her and said— Continued on Page Four.) BURCH JURY UNABLE TO REACH A VERDICT Third Trial for Murder of J. Belton Kennedy Looms as Jury Is Discharged for Second Time After Final Vote Today of Seven to Five for Acquittal LOS ANGELES, May 22.—The jury in the trial of Arthur C. Burch for the murder of impossible to agree upon a ve Jurors said that the final ballot was 7 to 5 for acquittal. since Saturday when the first te favor acquittal. on the calendar for next Satu rdict. ballot of six to s rday to be set for a third trial. man who so deftly wove into an evening’s entertainment the warp of the occult and the woof of deli- cate humor. For several hours the doctor an- fwered the most intimate questions last night, a couple of hundred of them. Although he had no means of learning the question you had plain sight on a table on the stage, he stood down in the orchestra pit or in the aisle, stated correctly the question you had written and gave @ correct and satisfactory ‘answer. How does he do it? That was the question upon everybody's tongue. We don’t know, and the doctor says it cannot be explained. He does it ag As an entertainment, no vaude- ville show approaches it. It is re- fined, wholesome and mildly thrill- ing. With a greater familiarity with the people of the audience the doctor Js certani to make the per- formance of greater interest and higher value. Most of them were present last night. Those who were not are en- titled to sympathy. If public interest continues to grow the Iris will necessarily have to be enlarged. There are good Programs for the entire week. Dr. Cunning has arranged to an- swer a limited number of questions during his stay here,through the col i @ontinued on Page Five) six was changed by ‘one more juror sw The four women on the jury voted for acquittal. after reporting it was This division was unchanged inging The case was placed LOS ANGELES, May 2 Cc. Burch was jointly —Arthur indicted with Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, both be- ing charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, local broker, at Ken- ned: "s summer. cottage at Beverly » near here, the night of August , last. Separate trials were granted and each defendant has been tried once, each jury disagreeing. The prosecution's theory was that } Burch, being infatuated with Mrs. Obenchain, a former college acquaint ance, shot Kennedy at her instigation, after Kennedy, with whom she was in love, had refused to marry hee, * 4 « 17 TY YY YT WWO~TWH990000O0-0$-0O900000000008 POTS eA