Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 17, 1922, Page 1

FINAL EDITION VOLUME Vil. SHIP LIQ REPORTER INJURED IN AIRSHIP DISASTER IS | FIRST TO GIVE STORY Informs Newspaper Before Being Borne to Hospital, Describes Conflagration from Cot; Lives of All Passengers Men- aced by Succession of Explosions SAN ANTONIO, Pexas, Oct. 17—(By The Associated Press.)—Lying on a cot at the Jackson Memorial hospital, swathed in bandages with a broken arm and possibilities of in- aN. li eed Ben Baines, Light reporter, who .vas a pass True to his newspaper instincts, he had telephoned the |, diately afte# the accident in which he had been thrown to the concrete floor and in addi- tion to broken bones, had been shock- enger, told of the accident to} | ight from Brooks field-imme- ed and stunned, After notifying his paper he was taken to the hospital by @ woman who hed driven to the field to see the ascent, “We were being towed ont of the hangar for the flight,” he said. “Ma- jor Strauss was standing in front and the rest of us were seated in the car. ‘As the nose of the ship came out- side of the ‘hangar I noticed it sway a littie with the wind. As the ship was brought farther out it careened to one side. Some of us rose in our seats. However, as the ship was a ttle more than half way out, the wind cought ft with full force and carried It over to the west aide of the entrance of thé hangar. It then sway- ed back. People under us were run: ning to get clear of the ship. “In the midst of this excitement there must have been: another rent in tha bag for the force of the eccap ing gas threw me violently to’ the floor. rose to run Wut had teken 10 mors than three steps when T was again jburled to the floor. Then came the explosien. Twas -knocked. down by some one running from the scene. ‘The big beg was a mass of: fiames. ‘We ran out ip front of the hangar. All of the others must have got away from the bag before the explosion came although ‘many were hurt in jumping or being buried to the floor. Pandémonium reigned among the OFC. Com: fers 6 which, will that ‘Casper is now at the point in its existence Where it. needs so ac- tive an organization as the chamber of commerce and that it needs as hundreds of spectators who were at the field’ but army officers and en- listed’ men quickly rushed the more seriously injured to the emergency dressing station at the ficl¢. “Ag the 4vind let the big bag go It large and as efficient organization as possible. The chamber of commerce during thy past year has been instrumental in bringing the Texas Refinery here in conducting “a freight rate investi- gation, and in backing other worth- while activities. The continuance of this program of oeassiess activity and unmistakable dropped to the bottom of the car scraping the floor. Then a puff of wind caught 1s and seeing the car (Continued on Page Five) PALATIAL NEW THEATER THROWN OPEN TO PUBLIC THIS AFTERNODM in renoations Casper’s newest theatre, the Rialto,|000 has been . spent in action and opened at 1 o'clock this afternoon in Tee eothaa coll ta cites Th Mopper © people will be given the oppor a blaze of glory. The feature Para: it, today to inspect tue result of- the mount picture, “Nice People,” fea-/ months of planning snd woork. turing Wallace Reid, Iebe anisis,| Tho theatre inside is a. veritable Conrad Nagle and Julla Iaye, 1s an| work of Art and worthy of a cit} many appropriate offering for the initial | times the size of Casper. No expense venture of the new house and met/ has been spared in making it ons of wit} universal favor which crowded| the most elahorate theatres in the into the theatre this afternoon. Rocky Mountain region. Manager Todd, who will handle the Only a visit will give an actual idea house for the Rialto Theatre company,|of how marvelously the house is composed of A. A. Schulte, Edward/| adapted to cater to the highest {nf the J. Schulte, Mike "Kenney and himself, | motion picture art. is making arrangements for a record| The house is open continuously breaking crowd this evening. "The | from 1 each afternoon to shortly after Casper public has been waiting 11 when the last show of the evening months “or the Rialto, on which $50,-‘ will be concluded. DRIVE IS TOMORROW Organization for Membership Campaign and Stock-Taking Day Announced at Forum Meeting Held Here Today A drive for new memberships to the Casper Chamber of © put,about $15,000 more. into.the cof- @ will enlist 100 per cent of the business mén in the city for the purpose of making Casper the greatest city in the west, will be undertaken tomorrow. It was pointed out at the forum luncheon held this noon benefit depends on the support given by the members of the chamber of commerce by the business men who compose it and who are eligible to compose ft. Back dues should be paid up, attend- ance at meetings should be stimulated, and the membership roll should be in- creased. Ten teams haye been organized for the purpose of putting over the drive tomorrow. Theso tearas are for the most part constructed uf he same per: sons which they included last spring| In the membership. drive which was 30 successful at that time. W. 0, Wilson heads the drive. The} following teams will work under his direction: Kiwanis, club team No. 1—Staniey Griebel, chairman. A. M. Gee, Walter Schultz, J. D. Walker, L. E. Winter, W. D. Wetthers, M. C. Price. Kiwanis club team No, 2.—R. C. Cather, chairman; Q. K. Deaver, Oscar Thomas, J. B. Keith, C. H. Bowman, } the Rey, L. E. Carter. ‘ Kiwanis club team No. 2.—Francis Brown, chairman; Harry 1. Black William B. Cobb, W. B, Hasseimtre, ‘W. J. Bailey, Harry B, Durham, Fred Van Gorden, Casper Realtors team No. 4.—P. A. Burns, chairman; William B. Barnard, Cc. D. Brown, H. W. ‘Baker, Ben Scherck, Jay. Probst. Rotary club team No. 5.—Earle Bur well, chairman; W. J. Chamberlin, Earle D. Holmes. Car] H. Gompf, John Jourgensen, H. D. McCormick Rotary club team No. 6.—George B. Nelson, chairman; Lew M. Gay, Earle C. Boyle, Otis Thompson, J. L. Bieder (Continued on Page Five) CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1922. RULING 1S FOUGHT LATE SPORTS DENVER, Coio., Oct. 17— Jock Malone of St. Pal nd George Man- ley of Denver, middk-weights, today were matched for a twelyeround bout to a decision hers the night of October 27, promoters announced today. On the same program, Jack Doyle, Denver bantannweight, will meet Eddie Anderson of Casper, Wyo., and Joe Burger, Donver, wil fight Jon Butman the Chicago ban- tam It was announced. Both these fights also are scheduled for ten rounds, It was understood hers today that despite earlier announcements to the contrary, efforts would be made to continu> holding boxing con- tests in Denver. ~ STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 17.— —Football authorities at Pennsyl- vanla State college said today that no official Invitation had been re- celved for a game between Callfor- nia and Pennsylvania State at Pas- adena on New Year's day. There have been intimations that an inyi- tation might be extended. It was reported in the west last night that Pennsylvania Sate had been sclect- ed for the annual cast-west contest, CHICAGO, Oct. 17.—The major league ball players who are on the first leg of their journey to Japan will be permitted to play an exhibi- tion in Vancouver, it became known today. ‘The fans were anxious to see the prior to sailing for the Orient. day the commissioner's secretary, Leslie @'Connor, telegraphed George Moriarity, advisory council’ representative with the party, the necessary lor, Avrange- ments also were made to hold the boat on witch the players will sail for four hours on Thursday. ALLEGED AUTO THIEF CAUGHT John ‘Thoms, oll field worker in the Salt Creek field, was picked up by the authorities in Buffalo Monday on advice from the sheriff's office ‘here and brought to the Natrona county jail last evening. ‘Thomas is charged with haying made away with a Ford coupe not belong: ing to him. He will be given a bear. ing tomorrow. To ‘BURLINGTON IS MENTIONED IN GREAT MERGER ST. PAUL, Minh., Oct. 1 . Paul Is destined to be the headquarters of a vast railway system, with properties valued at approximately $2,759,000,000 and lines tapping the entire westmif sanction is given a proposed consoli- dation of the Great Northern, North- ern Pacific aid Burlington _ systems and their subsidiaries, it was said here today. G Consummation of such a merger would mean fulfilment of the. plans of James J. Hill, ‘empire builder of the northwest,” whose dream of a single system through the consolidation of the three railroads was blocked by dissolution of the Northern Securities compariy by court action instituted by the federal government. ‘The proposed consolidation {s a part of the plan whereby, the large roads of the country would be grouped into 18 major systems. WUADOO LEAVES QUESTIONS UNANSWERED AT CHEYENNE Criticizes Esch-Cummins Guarantee in|} Address but Fails to Say What Own Party Would Do With Deficit CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 17.—(Special to The Tribyne.) The address here last night of William G. McAdoo, for- mer secretary of the treasury and ex-director general of the railroads during the Wilson administatign, suggested two questions of major importance, both of peculiar interest in view of the introduction of McAdoo as “‘the-next president of the United Btates.”” = : Would the Democrats under McAdoo “Would the Democratic administra-| include the smaller raflroads—the Sar- tion carry its campaign contention of | atoza and Encampment, for instance— guarantee to the railroads under the|in the Democrat'c policy of deflation? EschCummins act to a logical con- Mr. McAdoo etated flatly that “some clusion by paying the deficit of $800,-)rallroads will never pay and should 000,000 incurred in net return on a|never have been bullt.” basis of 51; per cent Regarding the Each-Cummings law, he contended with other Democrats! manner of reducing income taxes and | apologized for the highness of those that it guaranteed a net*return on | physical valuation of 5% per cent to jrailroads, but Ike other Democrats, |h@ falled to ment'on that the net }earnings actually approximate only | 8% per cent and that the Republicans| | have not and never will pay the differ: | jence of $800,000,000. He did not say} whether the Democrats would in the jevent of election: | taxes on the ground that they were | necessary because of the war, but he failed to point out, in dlaming the | Republicans for the contraction in ex- ports after the war and the depression of business here that Europe ceased buying madly with the armistice and that the Republican administration is | not spending $25,000,000 a year at | nome ag the Democrats did. | McAdoo brought out one point not| “pre'ght rates are too high, he stat- |heretofore stressed by the Democrats, .4 without mentioning the fact that jthat the only real “guarantee” was ®/ they have'been reduced several times {provision ‘preventing the roads | since he was director general of the |reducing wages to railroad employes! Si a4g for a period of six intiths after thelr) "“T/°Ciosing ohe said: “I think the }return to the owners by the govern-' 01) thing ts’ to place everybody on anent. a prosperity foot'ng again, but of | It was a good address from a Dem-| course it will take a long time to work ecratie standpoint and well attended (y by an attentive audience, but "as }1q failed to add that the Republi marred by incons'stencies j cans have been working at it only two 1. McAdoo criticized the Republican years Che Casper Daily Trikune at sea, and was of the City of Honolulu when its S. 0. its The West Faralon, a small f Thomas, the City of Los Angel j to be standing by. and Where Steamer Burned at Sea still raging and picked up the pagsengers in. the boats. The sea was smooth when the disaster occurred. Order prevailed throughout and no lives were lost. | | ship was | S. came and they at once ied to reighter. reached it while the fire was ‘The Enterprise, the the yucht Castana, also were reported it just two hours earlier, all a: Tribune’s noon edition. The Tribune's noon complete in all departments, carrying the very Intest in local, state and world news, including the destruction of the big dirigible C-2, which recent- ly completed the first’ transcontin- ental flight by an’ sirship of ita class. Markets and sports were up to the mifinte. \It-was the first tire in the h'story of Casper that # regular noon édition ‘had been issued and hereafter it will ‘be permanent, {ts reception at the hands of the public having been stratifying in the. gxtreme. NOON EDITION BOOSTS TRIBUNE CIRCULATION, ADVERTISER GETS Advertisers who had their copy in the hands of the Trib- une yesterday had the benefit of another 1,000 circulation today and people who follow the news while it is hot received Hundreds eagerlg purchased the new edition and they were not disappointed. edition was s a result of the Casper Daily ‘The advertiser stands to reap the | greatest benefifts of the noan edition but in order to secure the extra 1,000 olr ation it is necessary that all a4 vertising copy for the edition be in The Tribune the day before publica- tion With by far the greate cir- | culation in Casper and tho state. and | the only cireulation in Casper guaran, |.tecd by the Audit Burear of Clreala- | tion the ‘Tribune offers its patrons |more for the money than ever. The advert'sing brings results—the only sure test—and the public gets the | news. FRISCO CONVENTION HALL, (By The Associated Pres: session today heard its aspirat vention city. Kenesaw M. Landis, ‘baseball com- missioner, and Samuel Gompers, pres!- dent of the American Federation of Labor, sai on the platform with the le gion officials. Mr. Gompers was the Principal! speaker of the morning ses- sion. Mr. Gompérs reiterated the attitude of the American Federation of Labor of, in war, “in pea | ‘An impressive ceremony marked the opening of the session when the silken colors of national headquarters of the legion were brought to the plat- form and the convention stood with bared heads. Hanf rd MacNider introduced’ Mr. Gompers “as the grand old man of labor,” than whom, he said. “the legion has no better friend.” Mr. Gompers sald it had been one of his great endeavbrs to promote the spirit of Qmradeship between the legion and the federation. “T salute you,” he said, turning to «Mr. NacNider, ‘as one to a supeztor officer, and I would express to you that deep affection and to you and the great rank and file of your organ- ization that I feel “J pay tribute too to George F. Berry, your vice commander, legion- naire and labor man.” After presentation of the national colors to the delegates as the opening of the morning session, Commander MacNider presented John Barton Payne, national head of the American Red Cross. Mr. Payne said the Red Cross was “not a cult,” but, “the heart-throb of the Nation, ‘without creed or color.” Commisstoner John J: Tigeart of the federal bureau of education, then ex } tended greetings to the leg on. He en dorsed the legion’s rehat j hospitalization — progr who came back from France, | (Continued on Page Five) Mr. NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 17.— y—The American Legion at a long by a dozen speakers, including distinguished visitors from European nations, and selected San Francisco as its 1923 con- GETS LEGION MEET Coast Metropolis to Be Convention City in 192.t; Distinguished Visitors Praise Veterans’ Urganization ions and achievements praised 54,090 DAMAGE. SINT 1S FILED Robert I. Ames, locomotive fireman, has filed suit of $3, in 2 motorcycle accident on Railroad ayenue near the intersection of Wol- cett street September 20 of this year. The defendants are D. S. Neighbor and Gladys Neighbor of Casper. that while riding his In district court for a 0 for total injuries sustained Ames claims motorcycle at a speed of ¢ix miles per hour he was struck by. the automobile operated by the defendants. He ‘as: serts in his ‘suit that the automobile was on the wrong side of the street, going at the excessive speed of 2 miles per hour, and that when he at- tempted io ayold the coillsion the car turned in violation of traffice rules and smashed into his motorcycle. The accident oceured about 9 o'clock in the evening. The plaintiff asks $50 for doctor's fees; $15 for an tron brace for one of his injured limbs; $175 for damage’ to and $1500 or depreciation on his mo- torcycle; $1,500 for tncapacity to work] at his trade for six months and $1,500} for partial disablement which he as serts will be for a period of one year. | ——- { AMOY, CHINA — Approximately | SPORTS MARKETS OWNERS ARGUE POINT IN N. Y. FEDERAL COURT |American Véssels on High Seas Outside ‘The map shows fhe position of the liner City of Honoltu, which burned | abandoned by its 274 pausengers and cttw. The | 870 malice off Los Angeles. Five rescue veasels were within a few hours sai | Jurisdiction of Government, Counsel Says in Protest Against Decision NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—Two major points featurad 2 case presented by Cletus Keating for International Mercan- tile Marine as owners of the American steamships St, Paul; Finland and Kroonland before Federal Judge Hand today. They were the contention that vessels of the United States on the high seas and in foreign ports are not territory sub- ject to the jurisdiction of the United [tial attributes or quallties of actual States insofar an the prohibition act |terrttory.” is concerned; and thet intoxicating} Mr. Keating in talsing up the mat- Uquors which have been leg: ac-|ter of liquor as ships stores, quoted quired and which are kept on and|a series of statutes, legul decisions ted only as wea stores by vessels of-|and orders of the federal prohibition the United States are not within the|enforcement authorities to support purview of tie 18th amendment “Granted its broadest meaning,” sald Mr. Keatitng, “the word ‘terrt- tory’ as used in the 18th amendment cannot under any accepted authori be accords] a meaning which ex tenda the prohibitiorPembodied in the| ameniment to other than lands of| the United States | “Congress from the foundation of| the government to the present time, his contention that Hquor for the use of crew and passencgrs, kept uhder seal in American waters must be de: ignated as “ships’ stores” As liquor in transportation, tendec? that the possession intexi- eating liquors lawfully acquired and kept sealed ag sea stores is lege! in the territorial wate: ed States. raliiapeatatnt has expressly refetred to. the high|@ 5 sens or. waters within the simiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States whenever it has intend- ed that an act committed on beard a United States vessel ‘on the high | seas or such. -waters should “consti} tute a crime under the Jaws, ef the United States. hy thene ofreimeatances we submit that it Is impossible by ary fair construétion to apply to the high seas an act which omits all refer- ence thereto, as does the national pro- hibition act “If this government were-to adopt and introduce into its constitutional law a doctrine of construction which would assert that vessels of the Unit- ed States upon the high seas and in SEIDED HERE One.of-the largest quantities of co. caine taken in any recent raid in. Crs- per or vicinity, was uncovered in a raid at 126 South Ash street, early on Monday evening, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies Devlin, Powert and Allen conducted the raid. In addition to the cocaine, the officers brought back to foreign ports are territory of the United States, {t would establish a principle which would unquestionably lead to international complications. Particularly would such .a ¢octrine the court house Jeanne Strawn, aged 29, alleged peddter of the dope. 8b will be given a preliminary hearing this week. erences DIVORCE ASKED. | dance floor embarrass the United States in any future assertion of the right of vis itation and search upon neutral ves George A. Chapin is suing Madge Hammond Chapin in district court for sels on the high seas, in the event of| absolute divorce on the grounds of war, Such rigkt is fundamentally|desertion, The couple have no chil- oppose to the theory of territorial-j dren. The plaintiff asserts that the couple was married in Hyder, Alaska, March 20, 1920,-and that for the last year his wife has deserted hii paiva apa! a ity as applied to ships. “Merchants at sea or elsewhere out side the territorial: limits of the coun- try to which they belong are not rec- ognized either in international law or in municipal law as actual parts of| Japan has its first woman aviator— the national territory, and they do-Selke Hyodo, who makes daily flights not posseas, at such times, the essen-over Tokyo. RED GROSS DANCE THURSDAY BIG FEATURE OF FASHION SHOW WEEK The Red Cross dance, to be run at;the remaining two evenings of thé Arkeon Thuraday evening. is. expected) werk. to be one of the particular features of| ,, There will also be two numbers from, Atha entertainment program of the the Tribune Fashion show for thelfashion show. It was deemed inade benefit of the Red Cross in Casper./ visable to hava more than two as that Through the generosity of T. J. Mc-| Would hold up dancing to suit the Keon ‘and T. A. Archer, proprietors) °° jag lt SE boinc a a = x ‘ot. These numbers will be put.on a of the Arkeon, the entire proceeds with) the conclusion of the miniature fashion the exception of the actual overhead! show and the whole special program operating expenses for the, evening,|{s limited to 20 minutees. will go te the Red Cross. t Tickets for the Red Cro At 10:30 Thursday evening a minia-| bs sold only at the doo: The admis- ture fashion show with approximately|sion will be 50 cents, including two seven models will be staged on the) dance tickets. The models will make| Messrs. McKeon and Archer have sl one complete circle of the dance floor| ready erected huge linen signs adver- to music by the orchestra which will tising the dance, at their own expense, give the patrons of the dance an idea|and are doing everything possible to of the elaborate nature of the program | push this charitable social affair in the dance will ;to be put on at the Elks auditorium! interests of the Red Cross. AIRMAN KILLE x IN PLANE CRASH AT SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 17.— Lieutenant Walter A. Ball, 27, was ernshed to desth at 9:10 a. m. to- 2,000 casualties are reported at Foo- chow, capital of Fok‘en province, as | a result of an attempt by the defeat- ed national forces to re-tyke the city from which they had been driven by the invading troops of General Hsu Tsung-Chi, E day, when his xirplane fell.500 feet. The aviator flying over the south- fern part of the clty and the ma- chine crashed at the intersection of two paved highways. He occupied a single ¢ater machine and was sta | tioned at Kelly field. ing here. His was born in Missouri but entered the army in 1916 while a resident of Oklahoma. He was commissioned in 1918 and served in the infantry and sir service since ince. He held the rank of first lieutenant. Air officers are not pre. pared to state what caused the ae cident. | Ball. wan married, his wife resid- { | ~ aww TC tT"? .fo97 3A ~~ - a van none e220 wea