Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 23, 1922, Page 1

SPORTS MARKETS FINAL EDITION Vil. Che Casper Daily Cribune CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1922. LL REDUCEED T0 84 Prisoner Special Is: off for Cheyenne *wiercs, 4 | Maids Part Of © VOLUME NUMBER 40 GO INJURED IN POLICE BALL 1S Hoxpense Account| REAT SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY Overcoats for Force Are Assured as Result of Popular Dance. With Ackerman’s» “E: Going Jazz” bi ud dispensing the latest syncopations from 9 o'clock until 1 last night and one of the biggest crowds ever assembled at the Arkeon pres- ent, the first annual Policemen's ball wan &% crowning success both finan- clally and in the way of a royal good time. ‘The money cleared on the dance insures the police department of be ing able to: furnish winter overcoats r the force ang also having a sur- plus. ‘The Casper public supported the affair enthusiastically and more than 70 tickets were sold. The ma- jority of the ticket holders were pres- ent and the gathering represented all the dancing ages from 16 to, 60. A favor in the form of 2 rose was presented to each lady as she entered the door, and special punch, 40 gal. lons of ft to be exact, was dispensed during the evening. The success of the: affair “insures the Policemen’e ball being an annual affair whieh will be looked forward to with keen pleasure by the amuse- ment seeking.public of the city. Special shifts were arranged for the forces by Chief Alexander Nisbet so that every man‘ on the force was abie to be present for at least two hours during the evening. Chief Nis- bet and Mayor Blackmore. led. the grand march at 10:30 and special pro- grams were a feature of the occasion. Dumb Vag Finds His Tongue Upon Getting Sentence CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 23.—Glen Gilbo, alleged :idummy” arraigned for vagrancy, suddenly Cemonstrated an ability to speak when informed that be would he sentenced ‘to six month sin the municipal jall. “What. t'ell!’ be exclaimed, “six months in tha: dump. Je-ru-sa-lem!" He promised torleave town pronto in consideration of a suspension of sentence. ———————————— LATE SPORTS ROME, Nov. 23.—Invitations have been sent to the tennis fed- erations of Germany, Austria, France, England, Belgium, and Spain io send teams to the interna- tional hard court tournament in ™ Rome next May. NY Germany has accepted the invita- thon to send a*team captained by Klein Roth, Germany's first rank- ing player. — WEST POINT, N. ¥., Nov. 23.— The first string Army football squad, composed of 38 players in charge of Head Coach Charles Daley, left today for Philadelphia for the animal clash with the Navy Saturday. A second squad, consist- ing of 36 players, will go to Phil- adelphia tomorrow. "The Cadet corps, 1,250 strong, will entrain early Saturday. All of the players were pro- nounced in excellent condition. The lineup was announced as _fol- lows: Ends, Don Storck and White; tackles, Goodman and Mulligan; guards, Brelster (captain- and Far- wick; center, Garbisch; quarterback, Smythe; halfblacks, Timberlake and Dodd; fullback, Wood. Local talent outdid itself Inst night when it broadcasted from the tffice of the ‘Tribune building a ncert such as any city several mes the size of Casper might be proud of. The Richter Music com- had gathered the artists to- gether, and frunished a piano, while the Wyoming Radio corporation fur- Sixteen Facing Charges in U. S. Court Taken to Capital at Single Clip; Many Charges Are Involved Sixteen federa] prisoners wi! | this afternoon in a special car shal, with several deputies, wil. The charges on which the men are held include bootlegging, violation of; the narcotic laws and car thefts,| Included in the 16 are the four men} who were recently arrested here in} the cleanup of the auto theft gang which was operating from a ranch west of Casper. ‘The men will have their arraign- ment before the grand jury Satur: day of this week in Cheyenne. ‘The departure of the federal prison- ers will leave the county jail with less prisoners in it than at any’ time n several months. There were 31 on tap for breakfast this morning which will leave 15 to continue as steady boarders for the time being. Those who will be taken to Chey-) enne this afternoon include Arthur | Ba'sch, Katherine Carter, E. C.| Horsh, Emmet Davey, Grant Stew- art, Michae; Webster, Homer E, Foley, Fred Freeman and Robert; Evans, all on narcotie charges; T. V.} Wiikerson, W. C. Conway alias Henry Hawk, L. I. Pfeifer and James Wal- rod, violation of interstate arto ship- ments; Lem. Dittwyler, bootiegsing | 4 j the Shoshon! Indian reservation, WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Pierce Butler, of St. Paul, Minn., was nomin- ated today ‘by President Harding a ssoelate justice of the BPrers court to take the place made vacant by tho resignation of Associate Justice Day. i} MISSING SON IS HUNTED HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., Nov. 23.—C. |M. Kime, of Long Beach, Cal., has | arrived heré for the purpose of alding lin the search for his son, Raymong Kime, who mysteriously disappeared October 4. The missing man was an attache of a Hot Springs bank. His |accounts at the bank were found to | be. correct. A reward of $500 has been offered jby the elder Kime for information as to the whereabouts or fate of his son. Mr. Kime bel'eves his son wandered away while suffering from a tempor- ary aberration. He holds strongly to, the hope that he yet fs alive, and will not spare expense or ¢fforts to locate him. A large number of postal cards with @ picture and description of the miss- ing man, and a description of the automobile ‘n which he. was rMing when he disappeared, have been sent to all parts of the country in the ef-{ fort to locate him. ‘The second radio concert within 2¢ hours was given today.-ncon for the banefit of the Kiwanis club, being broadcasted from the Tribune station \to ‘the banquet room of the Henning. Rex Maine, soloist; Bryce Wilson, pianist; Helje Falk, violinist, and Mrs. _nished the means of broadcasting. Helie Falk played three violin sold, of great beauty and impres- siveness. They. were “An Indian Lament,” “Elegy Massene’ “Oriental.” yd Broadus, solo'st, sang “Eli- | | nor, | Miss Alice Stevick, a student of | tand continued on and William Hayes, a prisoner from | ® ENTERTAINERS PERFORM LUNCHEON OWER TRIBUNE RADIO ho have been in the Natrona county jail here in the custody of Sheriff Joe Marquis, some of them since early last summer, are being taken to Cheyenne attached to C. B. & Q. train which left here at 2:45. Hugh Patton, United States mar- 1 have charge of the prisoners, CAR GOES OVER CURB, CRASHES NTO WINDOWS At 1 o'clock this afternoon, cus- tomers”and clerks in the Casper Dry Goods and Wiggins’ shoe stores on }East Second. street were startled by the crash of plate glass and the sight of two automobile headlights peering through the show window. The head. lights belonged to a Willys-Knight coape belonging to George W. Palmer, | Proprietor of the Snecialty Boot Shop, had climbed the cub into the windoiv before its speed could be checked. Miss Margaret Smith, stepdaughter of Mr. Palmer and a vocalist of con- siderable talent, was driving the car the time of the accident. Her foot slipped off the brake pedal just after and the car she had started to park the car against ‘the curb, Miss Smith was uninjured. ‘The automobile Hit the ‘with just sufficient force to érash in thé glass and did “not merchandise. Exploits of Jesse James Rivalled by Rob-| avtndows | injure tho| Introducing the Senator From Georgia aes steps at Washington: ‘Slie Is irs. W of Georgia to serve as senator for a BANK HOLDU SENSATIONAL bery of Gallatin, Missouri, Bank To- day by Gang of Six-Outlaws GALLATIN, Mo., Nov. 23.—Rob- bers who looted the First National bank here early today escaped with approximately $200,000 in bonds and other securities, it was learned this afternoon, Some of this is non- negotiable, according to bank offi- cials, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Nov. 23.—Days of the James and Younger boys in Missouri were recalled at Gallatin, Mo., early today when six bandits robbed the First National bank of $4,000 in gold and currency. was overlooked in the vauit. Ten thousand dollars in cash The robbers entered the town about 3 o’clock and cor- nered the night watchman, Chamberlain, in a stairway near thejated When Chamberlain ‘snowsd) fired from sawed bank. resis-unce he was shot and wounded. While one of the robbers watvhed him the others began operations af, the bank. blown open. The explosions were at intervals of about ten minutes and before the last one « cons'derable crowd of citizens had collected in front of the bank. ‘The crowd was held back by some! FOR Ray Sh planist, were those who offered their services. A cornet solo was also given. The selections were distinctly heard by the Kiwantans asscmbled_and were much enjoyed, the talent secured for} the occasion being among the best in the city. CONCERT SCORES AGAIN ANOTHER IS DUE FRIDAY piano, played “Autumn Etude” and “Crescendo.” Mrs. Ray Shaw accompanied the violinist and singer ‘during their performances and sang to her “Gypsy a own accompaniment Seng.” Another concert will be broadeast- ed Friday. Love | | 1 | | dent John of the bandits while the others oper- umerous shots were off shotgdns and revolvers to intimidate the’ onlookers and when the robbers had finished their work they entered their motor inside. The vault and safe were|car and escaped without molestation. During the firing one shot struck Frank Woodruff, a hotelkeefer. His wound is not considered dangerous. i os ‘SIMILAR ACCIDENTS IN FEW HOURS REPORTED ‘The Casper Private hospital had the unusual experience of receiving two accident cases last night which had occurred only # few ‘hours apart and which were similar in their nature, the same parts of the body being af- fected. G. M. Gissinbarger of Arminto in- jured a bone of the vertebrae while at work yesterday afternoon. H.-L. abgok, employed “at the Standard received an injury of the same char- cter when a fellow worker dropped & bucket of rivets on his back. JUDGE DROPS HOOVER CASE MADISON, Wis., Nov. 23.—The| charge of fourth degree manslaughter | made against Walter Hoover, of Du-| Here ts the ffi’ Wlew of W tidy « H, Pelt.p. day. OMAHA, Neb. Nov. 23.—The kissing of two “old maids,” and the near joining of church were among items listed in the expense account of L. W. Little, defeated candidate for sheriff of Nemaha county which was filed at Auburn today. After stating that he spent $27.50 in his campaign, Little itemized the ac- count as follows: Gas and oll; drove car 1,000 miles; walked 900; nine blowouts and seven punctures; gave-away nine yards of cotton flannel, three hair nets and two pair of silk hose; was dog-tit twice; told 10,900 lies; got kicked off of two farms; kissed 62 babies and two old maids; attended one barbe- cue; came near joining church for policy's sake; made ono public speech, and if I had made another I would not have received a single vote. LATE TRAGEDY Loss of Life at Birmingham Is Smaller Than First Estimates; Narrow Es- capes by Workers Numerous BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 23.—Eighty-four lives were lost and 69 persons were injured as a result of an accident and explosion yesterday in Dolomite No. 3 coal mine of the | Woodward Iron company, according to a statement issued at poy regs ae by Frank H. Crockard, president of the compa: Cc e injured 35 were removed to their homes; 25 were in hospitals. Work of identification had! for several hours. When the Qames not been completed but it wag believ-| subs ded, rescyers found tracks jed there were 38 white dead and 20/ twisted and cahies ruined by the run- | white injured. away of a train pf trip cars, an acct } The accident and blast came almost} dent which caused an electric spark smultaneously like two flashek of}to touch off the dangerous dust Ughtning, entrapping 477 men. Weary| In feverish haste means of exit | hours had passed before 338 of these| weré extablished in the main entry workers had escaped by means 2f two) but before this whs accomplished man ways into adjoining mines and| scores of the entombed men had an- by the math entry, swered the welcoming shouts of res- Flames shot hundreds of feet in the| cue workers who had entered the ro- air from the mine mouth, enveloping; mote man ways from other mines. the superstructure and making it im-| From all three exits men were car- possible for rescue workers to descend ried out or climbed to safety. po i So RG Davis to Make New Attempt at Non-Stop Flight RIVERSIDE, Cal., Nov. p3. cee Rcke A lanssod ittente 40 trom | Tess.) —Following rescue work which progressed through- iuverside to New York without stop-| Out the night, officials of the Woodward Iron company, own- ping in 24 hours, starting some time| ers of Dolomite mine No. 3, where a dust explosion trapped within the next week, 475 men yesterday afternoon, announced early today that Davis’ first attempt at a non-stop} : A ‘ flight across the continent was made | 89 bodies had been anon rane mine, and that they feared TO ELIMINATE FINES FOR DAY Book borrowers who have a tend- ency to forgetfulness in the way of returning them will hai! with joy the announcement from the public Mbrary that during the book shower tomor- row afternon and evening all over-due vooks may be returned without any charges being made against them. “No fine week” was put on with a great degree of success a few months ago and it brought In many books. It {s hoped that’ many persons w'll teke advantage of the present “no fine day.” Attention has again been called to the shower and everyone who has a book, a set of books or a library of Looks that he is willing to donate to a good cause has been asked to-send them to the library tomorrow and to enjoy the entertainment’ offered at the shower as well. teeth kre NEW CABINET FOR GERMANY IS COMPLETE BERLIN, —(By The Asso- ciated Press.)—Wilhelm Cuno, who has assumed a chancellor's responsi: bility in the government of German, 1 today “Was putting the finishing touches on the organization of lits ‘cabinet of work” with . which he lplans to go before the reichstag un Frida Herr Cuno anticipated a conference with Ferr Von Rosenberg, to whoin he offered the foreign gortfolio, who has not yet accepted. Herr Yon Ros- enberg’s pressence in Berlin was gen- erally expected today, however, inas- much as it was yesterday reported he was en route to this city from Copen hagen. It is beiieved that the new govern- ment bases its program on the Wirth mintstry’s November note to the rep- arations commissi¢n which suggested | a loan of 1,000,000,000 marks, half of) which would be supplied by the relchsbank as a means of rehabilitat- aboi year ago and d second venture he will be accom- |‘ fave been injured by the blast. he ding faim 8 expectantly for news | panied. .0y--Kele. .Spyinger,...of Loa| Scenes. of -pathos about the-mine) "10°F oven. ches United States genatr op the enrol! igelos, an experienced pilot.- Thelr|mouth during the night and carly! Many of these men, it was believed, appointed by the governor |i," "ne Cloudater, Js at Maréh| morning houre continued as relativ had reached the surface safely Ip ventiog akc, aise betel and families of miners known to have|through the runway connecting the _.|mine with mine No. and had re- {entered the workings to help in jrescue work without communication 3 with company officials or relatives. Joyous reunions occacionally re Meved the sorrowful scenes. One mall girl gave a cry of delight as a grimy miner emerged, hin face smoke- flackened and his clothing torn. The little girl threw herself into his arms and the pair hurried away. An aged | Woman is said to have collapsed ag jshe greeted two sons after several jhours of anxious waiting at the on: ltrance. The boys, meeting rescuers in the mine, as they were making {their way out and learning that the |workings were safe again from | Poisonous gases, had instantly turned {back to aid in the search for. other jmen, thus keeping their mother tn CLIDER TO BE MADE AT 4 P.M. Hills Southeast of Country Club Are ‘Picked for Initial Flight by Gordon in His No. 13 Ship |men, hun ueeping their mother im Garry Gordon's glider, painted artistically in black and) g.o.166 of hero! white’ with a huge “13” on the under side of the upper wing, | iauaeaeee iégan’ 46" tidkie out ane will be given its first test flight at 4 o’clock this afternoon on; morning as begrimed rescuers came the rolling country southeast of the Casper Golf club. This to the surface after long hours of statement has one proviso and that is that there is sufficient his soe eerie ‘ breeze for Gordon to take off. At 1 o'clock this afternoon! mine foreman who ass gentified mine foreman who assemled about the breeze was so light that it was tained flight in a glider or break my|him 30 workers and soon after. the doubted if it would lift the machine to/neck in the attempt. The financial piast took pls ordered all to Fe the proper altitude. If the flight {s|return for such a feat makes It worth | main with him and work on fixing ap delayed today: by lack of breeze it will | any The record ‘s now well! brattices with stones and canvas to be attempted tomorrow or as soon as|over three hours but I believe that shut out the dreaded after-dump, as the weather so modifies that the test/I can, with the unusually fine alr con- that he felt sure was to follow. the can have a fair chance of success. |ditions here in the Platte valley, stay) explosion. According to the reseue On the eve of his first flight in the{up five hours.” | worker, one miner objected to remain: glider which has been built on specifl-| A large number of local people are/ing with the rest of the men, and cations drawn up by himself, Gordon, |planning to attend the test flight this/began to fight his way outward. ‘The a former war aviator and later a afternoon. Lactietayed behind and: compacted ton passenger plane pilot, was supremely | Te ee brattice of stones and can‘ When c@fident | |the fans were started and ‘the air I haven't any doubt but that this |cleared sufficientiy to make It safe to ship is going to be a complete suc- |tear down ‘the temporary wall, apd cess,” said Mr. Gordon, “and it wiil the foreman led his men out, the put Casper on the aeronautical map. body of the man who refused to stiek think I will be unable to make the feet away from. the temporary brat« machine stay in the air under contro! nie. . ltice, a victim of the ‘g: but I hope to fool them all. After I . lor 3 r FORT MADISON, Iowa, Nov. - © are numerous of single have made a test flight or two I in- tend to attempt to break the pas- senger record and also to have a local parachuté jumper jump from the glider. This is a feat that has never been done before but we have ordered @ special parachute for the attempt “If these two attempts are success: hurrie built and who ny hollows are being made at|¥rkings, stopping the chinks with rly today of. B. | mine v 4 preacher-sheriff, |Across niches With the arrival Robb, Polk count; final preparations the state prison here, by %. Hollowell for the hanging at a. m. tomorrow of Orrie Cross, who| with Eugene Weeks, was convicted |fore complete official check of the ful T will make my big hop-off on/| of the murder of George Fosdick, Des |(ead and injured will be avaliable, Casper mountain. I intend to break| Moines grocer. Weeks was hanged |according to company officials, who the word's record for continuous sus- by Robb on September 15. (Continued on Page Five.) AMERICAN WOMAN FREED SOVIET ORDERS RELEASE RIGA, Nov. 23.—(By The Associated Press.;—Mrs. Adelaide Parker Bennett, formerly a school teacher in Seattle, Wash., has just been released from prison in Russia, according to word reaching Riga, after being arrested by agents of the Cheka and detailed three days. Mrs. Bennett was taken from her hotel room at 2 o’clock in the morning but the police refused to say why she was arrested. She was later questioned by political investigators. in Warden J,| Parts of their own clothing and thus | #aving the!r lives from the gases. It will probably be late tonight be- ing the German mark. The note also luth, world’s champion sculler, was dismissed by Judge A. O. Stolen, in Dane county superior court here He held there was insufficient re to warrant trial of Hoover in connection’ with’ an gutomobile here {ch Herbert Seele: Oregon, Wis., farmer, wag killed. requested a moratorium for three or four years. It is thought that the cabinet may dispense with a request for a vote of confidence in view of the fact that thik” program has recefyed the en. dorsement of the German people's rty in’ the” former coalition groups. | Mrs. Bennett has been in Russia more than a year with her husband, Kay Bennett, a hydraulic engineer in the employ of Madame Lenine Is sald to have told Seattle high school teacher, now in the Soylet government and admitted-|her friends that she had no idea x ow, Ruysia, have heard nothing. ly a member of the communist party. |to the cause of Mrs. Rennett’s arrest. of her arres: Soviet au- he has taken much interest in edu- thorities, — re iis NO NEWS OF CAPTURE cat‘onal affairs and frequently con- patches £ ferred with the wives of Premier| IN UNITED STATES. told Lenine and War Minister®Irotzky re SEATTLE, Wash, Noy Selther had garding school work. jtives of Ac M : ued on Page Five)