Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1922, Page 1

ATTENDANCE AT WTO SHOW HITS 4000 MARK IN FOU DAYS’ TIME First Spectacle of Its Kind In Casper Scores Enor- mous Success; Good Results Are Obtained. Following four days of sweeping success, the Tribune Automobile Sitow closed ast night at the Arkeon amid a galaxy of lights, the stirring and peppy tunes of an orches- tra, and the offerings of the best vaudeville talent, while the last crowd tiat had gathered filed out rather re- Iuctant to witness the of the onjy festival of its kind that the ctly has seen. z Over 4,000 persons were entertained 4 sere J $422,066 IS. DONATED FOR USE OF 6.0. P. CHICAGO, Oct. —(By The Assw- tlonal committee 066.96 for the present campaign and up to the close of business Wednes- day night had spent $421,444. leaving $622.96 on hand,-Treasurér Fred Up- ‘ham announced today@ ~ ils report, filed wit the clerk of the of representatives, shows Rr Mellon, of Tittsburgh, brother of the secretary of the treasury, was the largest . individual contributor, giving $25,000. John D. Rockefeller: is second with a gift of $16,000, and John D, Rocke- feller Jr., gave. $10,000, ‘Freasurer Upham has not yet made his contri- bution, but has advanced $25,001 to the national committee to meet a “i flett. . Other $10,000 contributors are Willism Wrigley Jr. of Chicaro; Dr. | 8. G: Kennedy, of Tulsa, Okla. and the New Jerssty state central commit- tee through David Baird, treasurer. serps!" Seay — ‘WASHINGTON—Pyresident Hard- Grand Central spread terror in general. in its scope. Regarding ea’ ix permitted to publish the following from the manuscript of the “History of Natrona. Cuunty” now being com- piled by A. J. Mokler, pioneer reai- dent, whose reference to the disturb- ances may be accepted as correct in jevery dotall; The fifst convulsive force felt in the central part of Wyoming -that could be termed an earthquake oc- curred “at 3:15 on the morning of June 25, 1894.’ There were two dis- tinct and violent-shocks, and nearly everybody in Casper was awakened by the vibrations, and a general feel- tng of alarm prevailed. No great damage was done to’ay/ of the butld- Ings in Casper, and fAe convulsions were of slort duration. On top of History of Earthquakes Her rthquakes which have occurred in this section of Wyoming, the Tribune! ance was much oN te sbi | guest in the valley. At et | ents brations continued for fifteen Cea a od beeen ema Dishes were dashed to the ficor from | the cupboards and a number of people | were throwm from their beds by the undulations. There was doubt, con- sternation, and terror among the peo ple, some of whom exprpessed the fear that the earth wolld open up and swallow them. Their fears were un founded, of course, but wher daylight eame they. made haste to come to Casper, and they did not return to the ieactaretiny Cop Bevieal Miva” eae ot the structure being rent with Seta Uas “ieee: Xivey: Walon tae lerack from two to four inches in fairly ‘clear ighr day hetors, changed) sian, extending from the first story to a reddish hue and became thick }2 ts top of the building. The ceil- Men on the range. jthey could hear [several minutes before they shock. felt then occurred. the sickening. shivering. consternation among tho sheep horses.’ The Grand Central with mud, thrown up from the bottom e Told By A. J. Mokler, One In 1897 Cracked Hotel Building Recent seismic disturbances centering in the Natrona county oil region bring forth the fact that earthquakes were recorded here in 1894 and in 1897, one of which cracked the otel building, opened fissures in the on the Laramie Plains and The first one did not do any great damage and was more local | who were sleeping on the ground said the rumbling sound the The noise Kept coming closer until {t became almost deafening, and | To™. at the ¢how during the period of its duration. ‘The third night of the show enw the largest crowd. In Many cases there {# little doubt and caved in from the banks, who were near the river in the ot Alcova sald they could hear the jing in the lobby "was cracked from much axtent that many bolts and structure was otherwise damaged to NTANA Bl Ja | the gun upon her own person, upon the body of the dead minister. Mrs. Chr‘stler, who wag in another heard the stots and stepped | to the door to find her husband and| rocking of the earth, which caused’ the woman lying dead. neither of/ ered Mrs. and hotel Poullding was considerably damaged by ithe convulsion, the northeast corner, mate friends a, telephoned to them’speaking a word after the shoot ing: Mrs, Christier telepnoned to Sr. MeKenzio and Dr. Foss, voth int! of the family, then the chief of police, and at unce sent telegrams of the ) tragedy to relatives of both her hus- } band and relatives of Mrs. Carleton Mrs. Christler ordered the bodies} the east to the west end, and the| taken over by the undertaker, an | noune'ng that burial of her husband/| would be in his old home in Cayuga | | SPORTS MARKETS NUMBER 23. RECTOR SUICIDE IS LINKED WITH HAVRE KILLING Rev. Leonard Jacob Christler, Known in North as “Bishop of All Outdoors,” Shot to Death by Mrs. Carleton, Wife of Judge as Culmination of Close Friendship strict court of the bullet piercing her heart. the most imposing residenc 3 i town of Havre, to secure Bome k saw disc Coming to. the home house lighted and Carleton up a number of photographs of the fF Christler and burning them, With other papers, Mrs. Christler ‘says that. Mrs Carieton gave no explanation but talked in a rather {incoherent ma ner, and after a while both women Ment way together, Mrs.. Christler joining her husband and friends and remaining in the restaurant until quite late, Returning to the Christ- ler home Rev. Christler spoke of the HAVRE, Mont., Oct. 27.—Rev. Leonard Jacob Christler, rector of St. Mark’s church of Casper mountain however, the disturb-| others hastened from their beds. The’ the Incarnation at Havre, the best known minister of al] Montana with title “the bishop of in the Grand Central hotel al} outdoors’ and one of the most eloquent and gifted speakers of the west, was shot and some of them not instantly killed in hir home in Havre at 1 o’clock this morning by Mrs. Margaret Carleton, wife of former Judge Frank Carleton of the d Hill county, who then turned She died instant falling tauat r nde peen stopping at intima’ 1 it ig sald by erest was through friends thar desire to afi them a minister and by h e and such assistance, as | Mrs ton was born in Helena jand was a daughter of Don Davenport | of that place now of Imperial Valley, (California, and of one of the oldest and most respected ploneer families jof the state, the iate Major Daven- STAR-BEAR OWL COMPANY FIGHTS that he would not be alsappointed. “Again on Novembet' 14, 1897, at brick buildings in the town at that} vlans of the She was married that a single person may have attend: iirepe a win ens SPIASHSS racers “ere required to put it in cafe! county, New York, and that burial! seve! ot burning paper, but hia wife Port, one of the state builders, being ed the entertainment four times, 2 [ate aha. ee ne COnaivOR. This was the only bulld-| of the woman would be at such place| gia not mention the cause nor telt| head of the family and her grand- drawn bavk at each Instance by the pred og phitcighy™ gp | 4 ing In Casper. that was damaged [0° ay relatives desired, Mrs. Christler! of the Carleton woman's visit, ax ther Dirret. the late Dr. J. M. Sligty, novely of It, the crowd that he knew 5 Serine: ” TA peed any great extent. as this and the/ assuming all financial arrangerments| there had bese imocs divctheiny at\former senator from Granite county, would be there, and the assurance into the river. Odd Fellows’ bulldng were only large] in connection with both funerals. | the woman and Mr, Christies im the One of the mos, sus old time phy- Tho tragedy is a sensation never] past and she did not wish to recall ‘The success of the festival was due 80 In the morning (riot in the even-| time, |to J. 2 a equalled in the town of Havre, or of| it to her h , i A eberty 5S-Me Louts In: Helens. about-ten to the aplendid cn-operation among |ing and’mot'tn 1889, ax-was published} “A: the head of Belton creek, on a! ccuneen Montana, where” Ttov.| time later Men Cattecn nteted tna{ years ago, from whom she later wae ae the mornin oft rabile Plains two miles) ¢ . y rt divorced. She married Judge Carleto: bs gr te Biswas rand nd Membetan ing paper) this part of thé! bonch/of the Laranile Piai les) Christier was by the far the best ~home again and came to the roon eton Pryor fp 520 asp Sept aa 4 Position of J D. Jones as Stockholder and il (aang wren visited by snothesbutimore west/from Horse Buttes, Charley Rich-| ynown citizen, and populer with all.| where Rev, Christler and his wite|"eUt five years ago. had one Bee hatter: Scgrntes iti dice ee $ Of A ok Direc Did N Permit Moi Vesna See phesk,— Thess whol ards reported that he encountered! r4r4. Christler tells the story of the| were ‘sitting, Mra. Christler caya|{2Ushter 2 girl by her first, husband, which eenquered the bstac’ f Board Directors ot F te in Wotee unc enue isa the Sac ie Sart) Killing in its every detait ard was} she sat with them consitterable | "* rept suers OF aye ead sites ‘3 . " Des i. - the opening was fully forty feet! nut a few feet away when the trage| time, and declares that chly ofdinary | “* OTe Of the handsome women of the ad been found if ttiewway ant 2 ‘was felt they @-rurabling noise} across, with ing}; 0 hottom.| tate. niarched triumphant to thé’goal whielr In His Favor, Is Contention‘ Coning fect Wa hapepiwest, -reseqe| This wes the fain cavity, bac the} ey, cocurred. conversation took place between} "1% a f had beet markeé out. " mt blir: that of. .donanvtrains of! cars.| crevices. extended. for sévoral’ milea,| _Ascording to+ her story, Tev.| them. Mrs. Carleton finally got up| 211% oe Cictetlansswipew Oe The resolve to give the public a. Rag Gy - ‘Then: came, the\ rocking ofthe earth, many places belng from three to four| Christler had servicer at the chureh | to’ Ienve, according to the latter,| | 1° fesd. inaint, was tafe a miendine show Which would tncrease its Inter- The’ attention of Judge C. Q. Brown in the district court) wnich continued (tor at least two sec-|fect-across. He dropped ston@& into| Thursday night, attended by a‘ viv-|-stépped out into a small hall and/\0° 0% Reialibee rpactithotixecand dem closed the door to the room in which his wife was sitting and the nevt thing heard was two shots and the falling bodies. Mrs. Christ stated that she did not hear ® word or onds. George M, Rhoades, who was/these cracks in the earth and then| iting minister, after which Mra. sitting os a chair lacing his shoes, | listened for ther to strike the bottom,| Cur'stler suggesed that the three of was thrown tothe floor. As soon a5/ but they, went down and down untit| them, with several men who were he gained his.equilfbrium he rushed the sound finally died away in the; attending the services, go to a@ res: out. of doors, fearing that the roof of | hollow depths but there seemed to be} t-utant and have supper, She then est in automobiles and at the same time offer t every advantage of an evening’s entertainment in a light or way was carried out to completion. Halt « dozen splendid éntertainers rday and this morning has been given to a civil case:in which various creditors of the Star-Bear Oil company are at- tempting to break the validity of a mortgage given on the company by J.D. Jones. The principal attack.to have the jmember Of one of the oldest and most jRoted families of the Empire state, ; United States Senator J. W. Wads- worth, Jr., of New York state being an Uncle, She was married to Re ability to awaken the humorous emo- tions of their audience was admitted. Ackerman's orchestra and a local man such as Rex Mayne completed the bill. ‘The cars displayed were the fmest that can be found anywhora, the latest in car building and the. types accepted by the particular buyer. ‘The Tribune automobile show has paved the way for a like production in-the future, Having. witnessed one such carnival, the public will not be satisfied to forget it forever, but will surely *reawaken it next spring or next fall and will endeayor in every way, to make it bigger and greater than the ene put on during the four greatest enterainment days of Acto- ber, 1922. The advertising value to the city has never been questioned. Dealers from several states, in many cases from the, headquarters of the, manu- facturing companies were present. Persons not directly interested in the car business at all came to“Casper in order that they might witness the great exhibit. ha@- been obtained from Denver whore) mortgage declared invalid is that. Jones was at one time a member of the board of directors }and a heavy stockholder jn the com- | pény and that his posit’on did not permit of & mortgage being given in his favor, sees The principal creditors in the action are the Midwest Refining company represented by A. K. Barnes, formerly of Casper but now, of Denver; the National Supply com- pany, represented by Frank England ‘and the White Motor company, rep- reserfted. sy Robert N.. Ogden, Jr. Other. léga ‘talent who are interested in the matter ure Michael’ Ryan, (representing two minor creditors and BH, H. Foster who is taking care of the interests of John Hancock ref- eree in bankruptey. Hal Curran is the attorney for the Star-Bear com- pany. The testimony, .which -has been given by various ,officers of the Star: Bear company, ‘largely involves the past and present financial affairs of the company and has! been presented in an attempt 4p show whether or ORGAN RECITAL “ANNGUNCED FOR VALID, NEW YORK, Oct. 2 his house was-golng to fall in. Many ino bottom." JOR RULE AYS COURT 0 Beoze to Be Sold or Carried on Ameri- can Vessels in Any Part of the World, Judge Hand Decides 7.,—(By The Associated Press.) — American steamships cannot carry or sell liquor in any part of the world, Federal Judge Hand held today in a decision left for the Christler home, one of ‘World Weis In | Big Convention The As. from BRUSSELS, Oct (By | sociated Press).—Delegations eleven cpuntries are participating in |the third ant!-prohibition congress n session here. The sessions are secret noise until the shots, when she open- ed the door and found both her hus- band and the woman dead, the body of the latter lying on that of the minister. The weapon used was «”.38 calibre double-action revolver, the bullet en tering the right side of Rey, Chrst- ler low down and coming out in the left shoulder vavering the main artery The tragedy follows as the result of considerable gossip connecting the| names of the dead minister and the woman, but which was nvestigated by Bishop Faber of Montana a-year or| more ago and reported*by him as un-/} true in each particular. } Judge Frank Carleton, husband of} the dead woman succeeted B.| Rhoades of th!s clty upon the district bench. by appointment when the lat ter resigned in 1920 and served’ for near two years. He is a son”of a well known ‘Helena family, | Last spring Judge Carleton left for | Los. Arigeles, wherehe now is, and Mrs. Carleton went south on a chau {Christler in 1914, when the latter w: lecturing through the east upon the jfesourees of Monana under the aus- | pices of L. W. Hill, president of the Great Northern railway, who was an intimate friend and admire’ of the dead man. Mrs. Chrigtler is quite | wealthy in her own right and she and }her husband distrbuted much charité jin her work Montana. throughout northe:a | Rev. Chrietler was a natve of New | York stat born at Union Springs} Cayuga county, New York, in . 1876 and was 46 years of age. He attended school . Waterloo, N. ¥., # grad- uate of the Brown university of Prov: Idense, R. I Leaving there he en- the St. Andrews’ Seminary. of cuse, N. ¥ four years . taking t cou aduated as rector of the alary Bpisc h of Homer, | N. J, and cur Peter's church of Auburn, N 0 to 1907. He came to Hay as misgion- (Continued on Page Light) ‘Taken as a whole, The Tribiine auo-, not the credits due J. D. Jones fron: dismissing the suit of two American steamship companies to) ‘the countries represented are Bil- LOGAL THEATER mobile show leaves no sense of regret} the company entitle hin; to the enjoin enforcement. of the Daugherty prohibition ruling. | gtum, Canada, Spain, Finland, France, by any party“associated in it, but rath-| mortgage in question. The ruling was laid down in a decision supplemental to|Engiand, Denmark, Italy, Norway fe er a gratification at the fact that this) here is also. a labor len involved| |, Sunday will witness the inaugura-|the one rendered on Monday dinmiss-, wait for the next regular sitting of the ,SWeten and Switzerland. \, thing hag, Been | done. in the case which further compli.| {in Of free organ recitals at theiing the application of foreign. ship supreme court to present our appeal.” ea “4 3 cates the proceedings. It is desumed| erst cane dase ey en aes attacking the validity cf the ote } i MRS SCHULTZ REMOVED, that the creditors Uringing the action] cewart, manager, that Mr. Hat DauEherty Fuling holding. hat no ehib | SEIZED. SCHOONER Solon. Stricken 3 . ate: convinved. that ifthe mortgage) sro Swi play trom 12 ung 1 {coud enter or clear from an American! ORDERED RELEASED. ig allowed to stand as yalid tte, they pory with liquor on board. will no be: able to.colfect. e'oleck. Th i 2 x he Debbie. te eee Cletiis Keating, of counsel for’ the Attendance upon the recitat, which | WASHINGTON, Oct, 27.—Port au-| jthorities at New York were ordered SAYS SHE PURCHASED HAMMER TO SALT GREEK HOME; Testimony was concluded this hi international Mercantile Marine ope 2 morning and Judge Frown ‘is ex-| ii! {catute both popular end classi-lqting the American ships Winland, Bt.{Cy the treasury toduy to release the | plate pected to reserve decision in the = 1p not obligate the/Payl and abd; aeled. Judge) oo Pcaoner. Emerald, . whos LOS ANGLFS, Cal., Oct. 2 Peggy turned from the jury and public in any’ way to stay for the selzure outside the three mite Imit bY | BIRMINGHAM, .Ala,, Oct. 27.—|-Clara, shot Jack, “Clara Phil- SIDE STILL PARALYZED, Mrs, Arthur Schultz, who was in- jured @ few. weeks ago on the Salt Creek ‘highway when the car in which she was riding crashed into a stalled truck loaded with iron pipes, was ta- ken to her home in Salt Creck this morning by the Shaffer-Gay ambu- lance. Mrs. Schultz is a sister of Lew M, Gay. She sustains paralysis of the left side as-a. result of her injuries. Hopes are held for her ultimate recov- ery. FIRST WELL IS DRILLE! The section 29 well is the first of, the ‘Teapot tents to be Grilled into matter for a day or two. 2 hah BE Cia | DANVILLE, Ky., Oct 27. — An nouncement was mado here today that Centre college football team’ would decline the Invitation from the Phoenix chamber of commerce for a post-season football game with the University of Arizona eloven. College authorities were quoted as saying they would abide by the new rule of the southern intercollegiate athletic association, which forbids postssason games. | | pleture show starting at 1° o'clock, | The theater will be emptied atter the recial and those who desire to return may purchase tickets. at the box office. Program for the first recital Sun- | day will be announced tomorrow through The Tribune and again in the Sunday. Morning Tribune. Mr. Moore is a talented musician, whose organ playing is a source of. delight to Amerlea patrons and the | Sunday recitals should prove mensely popular. Second sand production trom the Teapot dome was-assured today when the Mammoth Oi! company, drilling in the southwest quarter.of section 29-39-78, pierced the second Wall Creek and was rewapded. xeith ofl which is reported to be steadity rising in the casing. With the bit If feet in the sand, oll stood to a depth of 500 feet in the hole and deeper punetration is expected to deyclop a flowing \+le 2 Pn the sand. Its total depth 1s about 2,760 feet_and should be recorded as a completion within the next. two or sand will be reached. . Whetber it [> feld will not be known until the more solid sand crist is passed. cated on land adjacent to the Marine Oi compa preparing to. spud in across the Jine. } The new weil is which is Krognlgnd Hand after the original decision, for a special ruling as to rights of American the prohibition authorities resulted in @ protest from the British government. im-|a ‘supersedeas stay, but we are not ships on’the high seas. He was joined in his resuest by Reid.L. Carr, of t counsel for the United. States Ameri- can line. ; Mr. Keating said today that Judge | © PROVIDENCE — Three hundred representative Rhode Island citi- | Hand's decision ‘prohibited the mere} Presence cf liquor on board American ships in any part’ of the world. zens present. a ‘diamond studded wrist watch to Miss Clenna Collett. | “We have not decided on our next of providence, 19 year old holder of | step,” he said. “We are considering the advisability to make request for ths women’s golf championship of | the United States. whether we -vil do that or NEW YORK—ertrade Ederie and Helen Wainwright, youthful acquatic queens get invitation to tour Great Britain and Sweden next dune DENVER—Jack Doyle, Denver, boxes. Sapph McKenna, St. Paul, and Joe Burger, Denver, meets Dan- | ny Dillion, St. Paul, in 10-round bouts tonight. LONDON — Mr. Bonar Law Senator Oscar Underwood has been compelled to cancel his schedule of speeches in the Seventh congressional district of Alabama on account of an acute attack of bronchitis. He was stricken tmmediately after delivering an address at Aliceville, Wednesday, night, Confident of the success of the Republican party at the general election, but obviously worn out by the rigors of strenuous camp: igning throughout the state, John W. Hay, Republican candidate for governor ot Wyoming, arrived in Casper thia morning, He will speak at Salt Creek tonight and return to this three days when the bottom of the develops a-hew sensation i: the oil praises Mr. Lloyd George us. great personality and prime minister suggests he will invite Gritish do- minions to conference to promote | empire trade. | | tomorrow to address the at the Elks hall. Glenroct e scene o fa Republican d Mr. Hay as t meet made | ‘tke courtroom in which she Is he- ing tried for murder today when she interrupted the testimony of Peggy Caffeo, her chorus gri chum, by stiffening In her chair and say- ing: “Peggy, now tell the truth. You bought that hammer.” facing Clar, shot back: “Clara Phils lips you. bought that hammer your- self,” 2 The testimony concerned _ pur chase of a hanmer with which the state contends Mrs. Alberta Mea- dows was slain July 12, on a hillside drive in the city. 2 the feature address. According to the gubernatorial candidate the po- litial meetings of the Grand Old } Party have been unusual'y well at- tended and the people of the state | are rallying to the support of Mr. Hay and the other candidates of his party. In his tour of the sti found that business to pick up and that labor employed ra cham paign | e, Mr. Hay as continuing | was woll for JOHN W. HAY IN CITY TO SPEAK SATURDAY among the c a his sincere desire to reduce taxes is meeting. ith hearty approval in every nook and corner of Wyo F ing his speech. at the Bike SS ; wut ne sched~ addréss the firste eeting Satur be. A band thes pro Moc.