Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1922, Page 1

/ “Lady Barber of Burkburnét?” Must Serve Penitentiary Term W FINAL EDITION IDA DURHAM DENIED (6,.,,,, NEW TRIAL Y STATE TRIBUNAL DECISION tor Second De=ree Murder in Connection With Killing ming at Casper of Oil Fi Worker Ida Durham, “the I-ady Barber of Burkb ond degree murder of the sixth district court by . W..Purcell, ” who Was convicted it: Casper of ‘pec- prosecuting attorney, has} been refused a new trial by the Wyoming supreme ‘court, according to a copy of the deci- sion of that»body which Mr. barber” will probably spend the greater part Canon City, Colo., unless the state pardons board The case will be remembered as one of the most sensational murders of the many that have cropped up in Casper in the last few years. The’ victim was Jack Delury, an oil field worker, and the shooting took place} June, 16, 1921, at a street carnival held on the Sand Bar. ‘The defend “nt’s attorneys, John M._Hench and Roy H. Bullack, Jr., fought the case strentously on the plea of self de- fense but the woman was convicted and sentenced to from 21 to 22 years in the penitentiary The evidence ihowed that the woman Was imore.or less notorious in the off fields of Texas previous to her coming to Caspe>, She became en- gaged to Delury in the summer of} 1920 in Burkburnett, Texas, and later went wth him to Ol City, Texas.! The couple were engaged in constant quarrels, which it is alleged took | piace-over Delury's heavy drinking | and m/‘streatment of the woman. May 15, 1921, Delury is sald to. have cut up the Durham's clothing and_per- Purcell received ee ait to morning. This n>eans that “the lady next 20 years in the penitentiary at commute her sentence. a i, a CASPER, WY, THunawar. VEL -» THUnsvAY, DECEMBER 7, 1922. Che ee Daily Crit of Gasoline Poured on Fire NEW SOLON: TAKES SEAT IN SENATE WASHINGTON, Deo, 7,.—Janies Cousens, Detroit, appaintea by Gove ernor Groesbeck of Michigan to rac ceed former Senator Newberry, took the oath of office today in the sen- ate, Woman and Six Children Are Victims of | Tragedy at Euge ne, Oregon; Four Others Seriously Burned EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 7.—Six small children and one wo- man were dead today and thre e@ grown persons and one child were suffering from burns received last night when a can of gasoline, mistaken for kero sene,-exploded when the con- j tents were poured into a stove to aida smouldering fire. Mrs, Iver Johnson, at whos CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN IS SLOW, SUCCESS IS IMPORTANT Casper ‘Drie: Will Continue Until End of Week Progress of the sale of Christmas seals and. health sonal property on the’ street of pal City. Immediately after” th’s altercation | Delury left O11 City and came to Cas- per where he secured employment aia The womay ming Wis declared whsatis- an oll field) worker. found where he had gone and made} attempts to have the: Texay author- itles bring tim back for trial for the property which he had destroyed. Failing in this, she’ came to Casper June 15 and the following evening shot and killed him at the afore, mentioned carnival. She made no at- tempt to escape and her defense was based on the fact that she believed Delury was going to kill her and that she shot in nelf defense. ‘The pr-secution was based on the fact that \he women had deliberately followed Delury from Texas to Casper and had shot him the first time the two met, Justice Blume of the supreme court wrote the decision which is concurred in by Justle Kimball and Judge Burgess of Sheridan, the latter ting in the place of Chief Justice Potter, who was ill. The decision finds no revergible error in the record and affirms the Judgment in the case. ——_—_——__—— BURCH HEARING IS POSTPONED LOS ANGELES, Dec, 7.—An_in- sanity hearing on a complaint filed against Arthur C. Burch, set for to- day, was postponed until Saturday when it appeared that attorneys were engaged with other matters. Burch was tried three times for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, all the juries disagreeing preghap eae ment was then dismiss: the trict attorney. After the dismissal insanity charges were preferred by Burch’s attorney, who had made in Sanity an element of the defense. —_—.—__—— New Ministry Formed In Spain MADRID, Dec. 7.—(By the Asso- clated Press.)—A new Spanish min- was formed today by the ‘Marquis de Alhucemas as premier, with Santiago Alba forelgn minister and Count Romanones minister of Justice. bonds to raise Natrona coun- jty's quota, for the: campaign it tuberculosis in Wyo- factory, today by workers who haye been soliciting funds since thd! frst of the week but efforts are to) be doubled during the remaiping the week In an. effort to reach the goal. Definite figures on the amount already raised are unavailable and unless the Casper public {s more generous the. total Satutday night may “fall short of the mark. Those who have been campaigning for the cause this week: include the Mesdames Rankin, Blackmore, Beckett, Foley, Jarvis,,Astin, Young, Lidderdale, Myers, Purcell, Welch, Merrin and Brooks and! Miss, Bick: nell, Many of these’ will continue to work until the close’ of thé campaign, Tho importance’ of the suc: of the campaign In Natrona county |s emphasized by the report of Mar. garet H. Robinson, county tubercular nurse, for. November. “The records show 103 cages on file in this county, one new one being reported” during the month. ‘These occasioned some 55 visits, 15 hours of bedside cate, numerous home talks and office con- sultations and total calls numbering 243, At the present time there is no pub- lic sanitarlum in ‘the ‘state where aggravated cases may receive treat- ment, but the location of such an in- stitution was voted to Big Horn county in the recent election and money will be appropriated by the next legislature for the first unit of construction. ‘This will further the treatment of the plague to.a materia! extent as soon as the institution is operating. BANK ROBBER IS CAPTURED DURANT, Okla., Dec. 7—A man registered at a local hotel under the name of C. P. Allen, of Houston, Texas, was arrested last night by Shertff Ruel Taylor, in the Icuby of the hotel and is being held for Arizona authorities on a charge of murder and bank robbery at Nogales. According to Sheriff Taylor, the: bank was robed and the cashier killed aout a year ago. The man has de- manded requisition papers. NET INCOME OF FARMERS LOW e BURLINGTON, Va., Dec. 7.—The average net income of the American farmer will be less than $465 this year, Gray Sliver of the American farm bureau federation said in an address here last night. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 7—Farmers should produce more of their own foodstuffs and buy less that must be brought to them by railroad, ac- cording to a survey of opinion 25,000 farmers madé public among 2 tafay by the department ‘of “agri- culture. Nearly 30 per. cent ofthe food. consumed by’ farmers ‘and thelr families generally {s not grown by them or in their tmmedi- ate vicinity, 1t was shown, whereas it was estimated that 79 instead of 70 per cent of their needs could be produced locally, High freight rates, it was” ex- plained, tend to reduce the prices farmers. receive for thelr products and tncrease the cost to thent’for the things they buy from’ ontside localities, Mrs. Douglas Woodhouse Secures Large Judgment Against Parents of Hus- band for Alienating Love BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 7.—An award of $465,000 was made today by the jury which for more than 40 hours had deliberated over the» million. -dollar claim of “Mrs. Dorrit Stevens Woodhouse against her wealthy parents in law, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo E. Woodhouse of New_York and this city, for the alienation of the affec Woodhouse. The case had consumed five weeks in hearing. ‘The plaintiff, daughter of a family in modest circumstances who were neighbors of the wealthy Woodhouses here, centended that her parents at law had inspired and supported her husband in a separation from her that led to his going to Reno, Nevafa, to establish a residence fis the basis for a divorce. She had been snubbed by ‘them, she submitted and never had been given adequate recognition as wife of their son. Senator Borah Is Assailed On Boston Visit BOSTON, - Mass., Deo. AB an echo of the visit to Boston last Sa‘- urday of Senator Borah of Idaho, Mayor Curley. today instructed. City Censor John M. Case to see that the American flag is disy:ayed whenever a public meeting is held. At the close of Senator Borah’s ad- ress in which he advocated immedi- ate recognition of the Russian Soviet governsnent, John L. MacDonald;.who said he was chairman of the Boston eity committee for~ Americanization asked the speaker why. the Amey flag wsa not displayed. A near riot followed and MacDonald was given police” protection. Senator’ Borak “ex: plained that wherever he snoke Amer- ican principles “were represented.” tions of her husband, Douglas MEX SURVEY. COMPLETE. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 7.—(By The Associated’ Press.}—The special com miss'on of the Soushern Commercial congress, which has been surveying business conditions in Mexica, Jeft tor Washington today. The mission was received by President Obregon and various cabinet members. It was establishment of combination rail and water rates between the United sai dthe delegation had achieved: the States and Mexico. - Work. Which the Chritmas Seal Driye Will Finance 9465,000 BALM WON { | wasHinaton e home in the outskirts of Eu- Bese the explosion cccurred, and Hazel Church, one of the severely in Jired children, died early today, mak ing the total number of dead seven. The dead; William Church, aged 6; Orville Churei, 5; Hazel Chureh,> 4; Ida Church, Marvel Johnson, 4; Leloy Johnson, 2; Mra. Iver Johnson. Mr. and = Mra. James Church, visitors from Radville, Sask., at the Johnson home, were severely injured. They, with Iver Johnson and his son | Clifford. aged one, were taken to the |hosp.tal, although two are not serl- jousty burned. GENERAL WOOD REJECTS POST WITH COLLEGE Dec. 7. — Masor }General Leonard Wood, governor Seneral of the Philippine islands, has decide’ to remain at h's present post and. norte accent thaotfer’maite by the University of Pennsylvania to be the provost of that institution, ac- cording to information recelted here teday by adm‘nistration officials. Aer department officials «declined to make -formal . anncuncement — of General Wood's decision but it was said in Secretary Weeks’ office that Hinton Resumes Record Flight PARA, Brazil, Dec, sociated Press.)—Lieutenant Walter Hinton resumed his ew York-to-Rio Janeiro airplane flight today. He started for Maranhao, down. the coast, With the intention of stopping at Braggnca to replentyh his gasol'ne supply. —(By The As- ee Two. Wounded by Exploding Gun' COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 7.—Mrs. Louls Kush and two daughters, aged 5 and 2, aren a-hospital here dan- Zerously wounded as a result of tho accidental discharge of a shotgun with which a nine year old son was| playing. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Repre- sentative Hudespeth, Democrat, ‘Texas, has introduced a bill to put a tariff on cattle and stock straying over the border or conveyéd for temporary pasturage, unless ‘re. turned to the United States within 122 months. CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—Wage in- creases totalling appreximately $1,800,000 annually for maintenance vania raiiroa dsystem have been granted by the road after confer- ences between the and employe representatives, -John Rog- ers, vice president of the north- wertern region of the Pennsylvania announced here today. KANSAS CITY, Bec, %.—Fort- nightly sailings between ~ Newark, N. J., and Port Arthur, Texas, will be instituted by the Trans-Marine of way employes of the Pennsyl | | LATE FLASHES | corporation of Newark with the d= the de- partere of a vessel from Newark, December 16, J. F,Holden, vice- president of the Kansas City South- ern railway announced here. BATH, Maine, Dec. 7.—Vice Pres- | ident and Mrs. Coolidge will come here to attend the wedding next Saturday of Senator Edge of New Jersey io Miss Camilla Sewell. Sen- ator Edge will arrive tomerrow, ac- | companied by Senator and Mrs. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, Sen- ator Cummins of Iowa and other friends. yin fey | weit an announcement probably would be made tomorro Billings Fire Damage to Run Into Thousands BILLINGS, Mont,/ Dec. 7:—Damage which will amount ‘to several thou- sands of dollars was done by an early morning fire, the origin of which has not yet been determined, and in which thé Superior cafe and the Calitt Jewelry store were virtually ruined. Smoke burst suddenly into the cafe from two sides and the rear about 3:30 o'clock this morning and before Patrons and employes of the place could get out the lights went out and the cafe was filled with smoke. Considerable difficulty was experi enced by firemen .in locating the blaze and the, entire buliding was soon filled with smoke which is t eved to have virtually ruined handsomely equipped cafe and jewelry store besides doing considerable dam- age in the store and stock room cf the Chapple Drug company. One man narrowly escaped suffocatien before being rescued from thy building and three firemen had to be taken from the basement of the building where they had hunted and fought the fire unt’l they were standing waist deep water. Sub-zero weather inter. ferred with the work of the firemen by freezing their hose lines whenever the water was abut dott, MAS. C. H. TOWNSEND 1S STAUGK BY AUTOMOBILE. Mra, 0, H. | ‘Townsend sutfered slight injuries th's afternoon when she was knocked down by a sxlaaing car in the business section of the city. ‘The car speeding. Mrs. Townsend is recovering very from the temporary shock sulting from the accident. * ——————_ Militia Draft Is Proposed ig alleged to~ have » ber a WASHINGTOD Dee. 7.—Rail- roads are justified in refusing to pay damages for jewelry lost or stolen from the baggage of travel. ers, the interstate comm © com- mission held today and Mrs. Berks- ‘ley-Jones, of Kirkwood, Mo., claim of $250. which — she aguinst the Missouri Pacific. Jost a | made tert the president authority tn war time to draft the unorganized militia, with- jout exemp:-ion of men from 21 to 30 fon account of industrial occupation, The bill also would authoribe the de- termination «nd proclamation of ma- 1 resources necessary to carry on| & war and the stabilizing of prices of! things neceasa or the ariny or. the WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 presen-} tative Johnson, Republican, South Dakota, has introduced a bill giving| LATE SPORTS KB, Ky., Dec. 7.—(By Associated Press.)—After re- signing the presidency of the West crn league, RB. Tearney of Chi- cago, today was unanimously re- elected for five years without any | restrictions on the conduct of the office, at a special meeting of the club owners at the minor league convention today. President Tearnsy tendered his res‘gnation, although his term does not expire for more than os year. He seid he was dissatisfied with criticism of his administration from certain club owners and would rathor resign uniess assured of co- operrvion from all clubs. The club owners immediately re-elected hi Disposition of the’ Sloux City, Towa, franchise will be made at the scheduled meeting, which probably will be held in Excelsior Springs, Mo,, next month. Bobby Wallace, for years a star shortstop with the St. Louls Amer- | icans, wan signed as s:vut of the Chicage National The Minneapolis club purchased Carl East, ine hiiting sensation of the Western league Inst season, from Wichita, Kans., club. Ei was one of the leading home run hitters and batted above the .385 mark. J. Walter Morris, dusiness man- ager of the Dallas fb, of the Texas league announced today that he would manage the club himself Next scason with the asa'stance of Jack AAams, a catcher, purchased from Seattle. Adams fermerly was with the Phillies. Jimmy: Calloway was tho: Dallas pllot Inst season. - SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 7.— Charles Dorals, coach of the Gon- wisa univervity football team, an- fiounced today that he was consid- ering an offer from Detroit univers- ity to become football coach at that institution. Before coming to Gon- zaga Dora's starred with the Notre Dame university eleven. MADISON, Wis., Dec. 7.—An invitation from West Point, asking the University of Wisconsin foot- ball team to go east mext season to play the Army, was presented to the university athletic council last night. It was réceived with dis- fayer, but formal action was post- poned until the next session. Eight other jnstitution: have atked for places on the Wisconsin preliminary schedule, none of whom were formally acted on last night. They are Nebraska, Centre, college, Syracue, Marquette, Towa State college and Creighton. Of these, Iowa State college, South Dakota State college and Creighton are cousidered good Prospects, Ath- letie D-rector 'T, T, Jones said. Boe Tests Presbyterian Benevolences | Are Financed KANSAS CITY, Dec. 7.—About 91 Der cent of the budget of $12,000,000 fixed for the fiscal year ending 3 81, 10922, for denevolences of notrhern Presbyterian cfurch been obtained, Herman C. W New. York reported to the Pr ir, Weber is director of the jehurch’s * ‘new era movement” to in lcrease church - activit Me stated that a total of $11,019,743 had been reported, yen or: Anzelmo, + urged that rein nm elr- | biohets and employes in industry be conducted according to ethical standards and with human under- jocenaieg: ae cre ANOUK S--ACCUSER SOLD SCOOP Seven Dead from Explosion . PORTS MARKETS NUMBER 51, NEWSPAPER PAID FOR EXCLUSIVE “SUANDAL STORY, WITNESS ADMITS Girl Who Charged Execus tive of Mississippi with Seduction Placed on Stand Today. OXFORD, Miss,; Dec. 7.= (By The Associated Press. — Miss Frances Birkhead, plain- tiff in a damage suitefor $100,- 000 against Gov. Lee M. Rus- sell, of Mississippi, on trial in federal district court here admitted oa cross-examination today that she gave a New Orleans newspaper infornia- Uon for a monetary consideration that enabled the pap obtain a “scoop” in connection with the filing of the sult. khead denied that she ber story to a New Orleans newspaper but admitted that she gave It to the New Orkans Item which on- abled it to have “the story" first. For this, © sald, she received ‘“compen- sation.” The opening quertioning today re- lated to a visit made by Miss Birk- head to Memphis tn December. 1918, and in regard to an operation alleged to have been performed there. James Cassidy. counsel for Gav. ernor Russell, had the young woman tell of the-early years of her life, she gave Leflore county, Mississ'ppt, as her birthplace. Sho sald she went to visit a brother In ‘Texas and went to |San Antonio, where she attended a schoot for telephone operators. She dented that sho was guilty of any impropriety while in Texas. She was questioned as to several alleged escapades, but declared that all such charges were’ untrue “Were you not drinking while at a dance in Texas?" she was asked. “No, I do not drink,” she repiied. “Did you smoke. cigarettes?” The question was objected to by t defense and the objection sustained, PLAINTIFF REST: CASE TODAY. IRD, Miss., Dec. 7.—(By the Assoc'ated Press.)—Counsel for M Frances Birkhead, who is suing Gov: ernor Lee M. Russell for $100,000 damages announced this afternoon that they rested thelr case. A Dr. H. ¥. Garrison, former member of the state board of control, the first witness called by the defense, testified that at'one time Miss Birkhead had accused Dr. Henry Beswell, head of the atate tuberculos!s sanitarium af seduction. and threatened to Jelll him HUMAN LIFE IS EXTENDED CHICAGO, Dec. 7W—Twelve to 14 ears have been added to the average human Hfe in the last half century in y the progress in medical acience, Dean John M. Dodson, of the Rus Me: school declared here-today {xi tn address before the University of Chiago forum. Infant m ¥, he said, has been cut in half, tuberculos's largel¥ obbed of its terrors and fevers and ~pidemies brought under control but 100,000; still die in the United States unnually from preventable diseases. beat ead t}, SINGER RECOVERING GARDEN CITY, ¥., Dec. Te The ultimate recovery of Mme. Ern: stine + Schumann-Heizk, noted com ralto, who ts ill with bronchial pneu: nonia at her home here, was predict 1 today by her physician. Her coh ition improved greatly last night. N AMERICANS GO iN CHINA HONG KONG, Dec. {By The Associated Press.)—An ingineer and TO PEN of } @ storekeeper the American | steamship’ President Jackson have been sentenced to six months’ im- \ prisonment on a charge of trading in arms, | HANKOW, China, | The Assoctated | sular the seizure by Rear Admiral Phelps, commandes of the American w ships or of six air Dec, ~At 7.—(By a con- Press.) i planes desti itary forces, it was developed that the planes were landed at Hankow customs permit issued by thé ter of Ww The customs doc= the planes as mu- . purchase of the nes was financed by the Hong Kong-Shanghai bank. James Slev' an American | ars. rested in connection with the setx ure, is charged with violation ef the™ gereement of 1919. it's proclamation of 2 the trading March | in arms,