Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast south portion Thursday; night; south portion. /OLUME VII. - HUSTLERS NO PROVING WORTH IN GIFT ORWE Keen Rivalry Develops Among Candidates for $16,000 in Prizes. ‘The Daily Tribune ts justly proud of Sts energetic Sales Force of live wire contestants who are striving with might and main to increase the'r standing toward the valuable awards soon to be given them by the Tribune. Indications on every hand show that keen rivalry ts fast developing in every district. Each section of the entire state js backing its favorite with the determination of clatming the honor of having won over all. The fact that cach and every district must win at least one of the fine new enclosed cars, and with the thought in mind that each one has the opportunity of winning two cars, makes the race justly interesting. It 4s not to be wondered that these ambitious and popular contestants are receiving such loyal support from thelr many friends, when they have shown by their efforts that they are fully worthy of loyal support. ‘Then. too, subscribers are keeping in mind. the fact that they have the opportu nity of saving $1.50 on each year's subscription, besides giving their fa- vorite the advantage to the present big vote achedule, which clores forever April 2. ‘This coming Saturday will undoubt- edly be a real BANNER day, for thet there will remain but two short weeks of the big vote period. It is to every contestant’s interest to get in as many subscriptions as possible before the big vote offer draws to a close. Con- testants realize that it {s folly to wait until the last week, and then try to aee all their friends in that short space of time. A subscription now is equal to thres subscriptions the last week of the race, and a subscription secured NOW will be one less to secure the final week of the big votes, which is a little more than two weeks away Right NOW is when you shou'd double your efforts, The contestant who ts Waiting to sce what his rival is going to do is getting no place. Forget the fact that anyone but yourself {s in the race and go after votes as you never have before. Effort makes votes.and votes win. Lets go. Lets show our friends that thelr support was not mis- directed. Lets have a high vote count Monday. Bvery one has been expect- ing the votes to go into millions. Lets have a million vote count for Monday. ‘What do Wage Increase Announced By Copper Firm’ PHOENIX, Ariz. March 14.—An-| nouncements of a 10 per cent wage; increase effective March 16 for all} day wage labor were to be posted at) copper mines throughout Arizona at) noon today, it was stated by a repre- sentative of the Ray Consolidated Copper Mining company. MORE RUHR MINERS STRIKE IN PROTEST Unsettled with snow tonight and in” cooler to- strong northerly winds in Ruth to Fight Allesed Blackmail Home Run King Is Sued for $50,000 by Girl, Report NEW YORK, March 14.— Declaring that he is the vic- tim of attempted blackmail, Babe Ruth has instructed his attorney to fight a threatened legal action for $50,000 by Miss Dolores Dixon, 19 years old. Hyman Bushell, Ruth's attorney, said that he expected Miss Dixon's attorney, George Feinberz, to file the sult in local courts today. Bushell said he had been author ized to reveal the suit by Ruth, who s at the Yankee training camp in New Orleans with Mrs. Ruth and their small daughter. The lawyer de- clared that Ruth did not even know Miss Dixon, who charges that he took her motoring on several occa- sions last summer. Miss Dixon could not be located. Ruth was informed that the suit was impending last November 14, Mr. Bushell asserted, and was served with a summons. It was not until February 24, after Ruth had gove to Hot Springs, Ark., to prepare for spring training that his attorney re- ceived the copy of a complaint de- tailing the charges of Miss Dixon. NEW ORLEANS, March 14.— “Babe” Ruth, training with members of the American league baseball squad hers, declined today to add to his ent in connection with a suit for $50,000 which his New York attorneys said would be filed against him by Miss Dolores Dixon, which he briefly dismissed last night with. the declaration, ‘It's blackmail—that's all I've got to say.” Beauty Remedies Cost as Much as College Funds CHICAGO, March 14.—The amount of money spent on face powder, cosmetics and perfumes last year was more than 60 per cent in excess of the total endowment of all univer. sities and private colleges in the country, Raiph E. Hilman, dean of the Northwestern university school ot commerce, declared today before the Chicago Association of Commerce. “In view of thene facts it cannot be said that American business has been overburdened for the support of | education,” he declared. Alleged Woman Slayer Freed LOS ANGELES, March 14.—The charge of murder against Mrs. Helena I. McLung, alleged to have slain Mrs. Mary Hogan, her neighbor, under the hallucination that Mrs. Hogan was spreading “witch powder” about her home has been dismissed tn superior court on motion of the district attorney. After the kiMling last October, Mrs. McLung was subjected to a sanity test and was found insane. Testi- mony submitted yesterday was to the effect that she had recovered to such an extent that she would not be a menace if given her liberty. Sixteen Thousand Walk Out in Reckling- hausen District; German Hostages | Are Forced to Ride Trains ESSEN, March 14.—(By The Associated Press.) — thousand coal miners of the three government mines in the Recklinghausen district of the Ruhr are on strike in protest against the occupation of the state coke plant near Wester- hold, according to German estimates today. German hostages were today for the first time placed on} the locomotives of trains operated by the French and Belgians. This move was the outcome of repeated sabotage ope: hostages so employ s burgomasters 1 officiats, The ed were in most other municip fons. The most serious case of sabotage| party is sending an official deputa-| Premier reported today was the destruction of | @ section of railroad track near Steele east of Essen LONDON, March 14. soolated Press.)—The E (F The As ish labor Che Ca The Circulation of the CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE Yesterday was 9,776 ~ & per Daily Crihune “suoinigy Sigg) YO., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1923. NUMBER 134. EMERSON FIGHTS ow ve The Spring Blizzard ‘MRS. KLIMEK IS SENTENCED TO LIFE TERM CHICAGO, March 14.—A squat middle aged Polish woman, Mrs | Tillie Klimek, who affected dresses “decent black" during her trial here. | today had a unique position in Ch | cago criminal history, being the onl |woman ever sentenced to life prisonment for murder in this count Mrs. Klimek’s case was given to jury last night and on the first ballot | the question of her guilt was estab | ished, with four jurors voting for the death penalty on the second ballot. On the third ballot the juror agreed on life imprisonment. Mrs Klimek was charged with the murder of her third husband, Frank Kupezyk by poisoning. Mrs. Klimek, still facing trial with @ cousin, Mrs. Nellie Koulik, for con splracy to murder her other three | husbands and other relatives, re mained calm MRS. SALUDES | GETS 20 YEARS NEW YORK, March 14.— Mrs. Paulette Saludes, convicted of the | murder of Oscar M. Martelliere, an insurance broker, was sentenced to | day to from 20 years to life imprison ment in the woman's prison at Auburn. Funeral Held Today For Mrs, Anderson in | ‘The funeral of Mrs. S. C. Anderson, 40 years of age, who died Monday at [a local hospital, was he'd this morn- ing from the Shaffer-Gay chapel. The | Rev. C. M. Thompson officiated at the ‘emonies which were in charge of | Rebekah lodge No. 13. Burial was | made in the H'ghland cemetery in the | Odd Fe'lows’ plot. CASPER QUINTET IS ELIMINATED LARAMIE, Wyo., March 14.—Four teams, Casper, Big Piney, Thermopolis and Moorcroft, were eliminated from the state high school basketball tournament here today when they met defeat in this morning’s games. The scores were: Sheridan, 14; Moorcroft, 3. In two other games th's morning Lusk, Big Piney, aramie won from Kemmerer, 19 to Evanston, Casper, 18. 12, and Powell defeated Buffalo, 31 Rock Springs, 10; Thermopolis, 4. to 11, COMPLETION OF JURY PENDING — IN FOSTER TRIAL: PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES EXERCISED TODAY ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 14.—The state exercised the first of its four peremptory challenges today to remove Will- iam Gatchell, farmer, from the jury to try William Z. Foster, sHeteed with violation of Michigan’s criminal syndicalism aw. Max Karras, a Russan Jew, was called to the box in his pla The defense challenged C. R.| their feeding toward deectives, goy Enog, # carpenter of Niles. ernment agents and agents” prova Both Prosecutor Charles W. Gore] cateur. One of the state's chief wit and Frank P, Walsh, attorney for) Disses will be Foster, spent considerable time ques-| Ashworth, an agent who was high ir tioning the jurors again today about| the communist party ranks and at | tended the convention held near here jast August Morrow was arrested convention was raided in Jail for two ¢ shed his fdentity. Mr. Walsh Cefined an agent pro. vacateur to the jury as one who pro: yokes and participates In a crime in order later to investigate it. The state asked the jurors to draw a d. | tinction in the case of a governmen tion to the Ruhr and other parts of| suspected of plotting to overthrow Germany to report upon the situa-| agent who goes into an organization tion, the Daily Telegraph says today.| of the government Francis »Morrow, alla when the and was held ys before he estab |The four Scottish laborites who re The state accepted the 12 | cer went to the Ruhr, issuing a| jurors shortly adjourn. tement on their impr jons of mt but the nse, a canditions, acted on their own initia-| minute conference postponed action tive, it was pointed out. Labor exe-| until his afternoon. The 12 in the | cutives subsequently mia it clear) box included two women. | that the four spoke only for them Ce meee ae x house of commons by a me:| Pen Injured tn jorit f 48, supported the govern mont rejecting yesterday's ses Coast Oil Fire | MARTINEZ, Cal., March 14.—Ten |sion a liberal motion to reopen d's-| | cussion of the ministry's Ruhr policy. | Roland McNeill, under secretary of | state for forelgn affairs, asserted that |the « nment continued to stand} men were injured, four of them prot | by the position recently outlined by| ably seriously, the damage estimate’ the prime minister, The vote on the $50,000 was caused by a fire | motion, which was offered by Sir John| night in the plant of the < Simon and «supported by former t 1 mpa quith was 249 to 201, explasion, INTEREST KEEN IN OIL LEASE Midwest or John W. Hay Expected to Get Lease on Section 36; Sale of Royalty Oil Is Also Scheduled Tomorrow CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 14.—Two matters of major interest will occupy the attention of the Wyoming land board when it assembles at the capitol at 10 a.m. Thursday. One will be the leasing of the now-famous section 36 of the Salt Creek oil field, and the other will be the sale of the state’s royalty from all the oil-producing school ands. The rival bidders for the much|tive basis. The indications are that) prized leases are: The Midwest Re-| there will be several other bidders for} fining company, which offers an alter-| this oil at the hearing Thursday. native of a straight 6 per cent —_—_—— royalty or a 12% per cent royalty} plus a bonus of $5,000,000; John W. RED TRIAL Hay, Rock Springs capitalist, who! agrees to pay a 65 per cent royalty at Midcontinent prices and also to NEARS END bulld @ 6,000 barrel refinery in Wyo ming to handle the product, and the| Texas Production company, which is} willing to pay a 50 per cent royalty.| It is generally understood that final decision will between Mdwest and Hay. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 14— the| With the expected resumption today | the| of arguments in the superior court| trial of eight alleged members of the| Ne Last December the Midwest's con-| Industrial Workers of the Wor'!d, tract for the purchase of the royalty! charged with criminal syndicalism.| oil expired; since then the arrange-| the belief was expressed the case ment has been continued on a tenta-| would be given to the jury the last | of this week OUSTER NOTICE SENT ENGINEER BY GOV. ROSS Court Battle Looms Over Action of Ross in Removing Appointee of Former Incum- bent Who Bases Claim to State Job on Six-Year Term Designated by Carey CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 14.—Declaring he would fight to the last ditch the efforts of Gov. W. B. Ross to remove him, Frank C. Emerson, state engineer and Wyoming’s member of the Colorado river commission, at noon today was lining up legal talent in preparation for what promised to be a bitter court battle. Governor Ross removed Emerson; held his appotntment until after the because of the latter's action on tho) legislature had adjourned, then gave ast night of the recent legislative ses-|) him a recess appointment at the sion, In transmitting to the senate his} greater salary. appointment by Governor Carey two| years ago to the state engineer's office for a six-year term. The senate con firmed the Carey appointment, This action by Emerson, Governor Ross states in his letter of removal was a usurpation of the authority of the governor. “If tolerated by the executive,’ the governor's letter says, ‘It would establish a precedent that would place a premium upon gross insubordination and lead other ap pointive officers in the future wher moved by desire to retain office, re gardless of the wishes of the ap Day of Cave Man Is Past, Judge Avers LOS AN Mach 14.—The day of the cave man ts past, accord- pointive power, to follow your ex-| ing to Judge J. W. Summerfie'd of ample, not only by exceeding their) the Los Angeles county superior own authority and attempting to cou rt, who hears many dly force the hand of the governor but| ¢, Bays Chore rane hy boldly presuming, as you have! “ons done, to exercise the power of the “If you want to make a woman governor to communicate executive appointments to the senate. Emerson refused to leavi still in ofice at noon toda: B. True of Cheyenne ts said to be slated as his successor. The situation is said to be unprecedented tn Wyo- ming history. The governor's action created a sensation. love you,” he said from the bench in the course of a trial, “go softly on the cave man stuff. Be considerate and kind and if she has any love at all for you it will manifest itself.” (masa AS oad BISHOP TUTTLE SINKING TODAY ST. LOUIS, Mo. March 14.—(By ;Tho Associated Press.)—The Right Rey. Daniel 8. Tuttle, 86, years old, presiding bishop of the Episcopal church tn the United Statea, was in a state of coma this afternoon, it was announced at his home, and the opin- during the closing hours of fts ses-| {on was expressed his death might sion, in confirming the recess appoint-| Come at any hour. The aged church- ment of Emerson made by the then|™an, who is the oldest active Angli- governor. Robert D. Carey, two years|can bishop in the world, ts suffering previously. The incident was the| from grippe. first time in Wyoming history that! The bishop appeared to be rallying a senate had ratified an appointment | early today and a faint hope was held not formally transmitted to it by the| for his recovery. Later, however, he governor. Under the Carey appoint: | suffered several sinking spells, it was ment Emerson's term was six years, | said, and this afternoon passed into therefore prior to his removal he had/ a stupor. served less than two-thirds of the and was James CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 14- Governor William B. Ross late Tues day afternoon summarily removed Frank C. Emerson from the office of state engineer. A letter of removal was transmitted to Emerson and at the same time the secretary of state was notified formally the gov ernor's action. The removal {s the culmination of an interesting situation, the latest preceding development in which had been the action of the state senate, ot term to which he was appointed for Governor omerson March boat, 14,—Leaving Pioneer, to | is sckace Carey's H di ] i liken’ apislutnvity of * Harding Plays . the senate of which would have rati-| fied Emerson's appointment without | salaries of certain state officers, in-| - cluding the state engineer. This bill| |the vacation hou of the session. Had Emerson been | bill, the salary increase for his office | ° could not have been drawn by him,|/0wer Indian river, President Hard- ing climbed into a speed boat today interesting. The legislature of 1921,| Golf at Miami question, passed a bill. increasing the| did not get through until the last day|,, MIAMI, Fia., vefor the pas: oe of the Letore| thes pasa |course among the sand bars of the the constitution forbidding an incum- and came on to N bent in public office to take advan lami for lunch and tage of a salary increase authorized|® sme of go'f. He expects to spend during his incumbency. That Emer | several days in southern Florida be- son might have the advantage of the| fore starting on the returns trip ta higher salary, Governor Carey with-! 8t. Augustine, Booze Patrons | In Washington | Are Protected sales prospec i tivities of Irishmen recently arrested in Great Britain, IRISH PLOT REIGN | OF TERROR, CHARGE WASHINGTON, March 14- | that tt Washington Post printed an affid Ba Z at gy gaye that the today by James M. Connor, “aeny.| British Cabinet Minister Marked for Mur-| ‘"?"\' prohibition enforcement agents in the} ° 4 mY Pasarela’ oni his ho der, Is Claim; Four More Rebel Lead- |, a7 Included a number ; P tained employme Bah caine: state gecurtinants wele ers Executed in Erin oF tap Taegan victins, bal ia those of “persons to whom I had sold with detalla 6f the: sents ttbensanes liquor as alleged.’’ L , i ore * ~~ id The c plans, ording to Tho list of names was printed b . ; the newspaper after the raid March LONDON, March 14,—A sensational story of a plot by an eeiian Senter tee heat the pale ppc ada rr lead | Trish republican organization to murder British cabinet mem-f rougher glements in the larger cities Connor was sald to have ass bers and commit other outrages is printed today by the Daily : : asserted LONDON, Ma: {.—(By The A In connection with the affidavit that| Sketch. sociated Press.)—Four mer the names, which numbered mo ya s 1 t tees than 400, were aa actin! The newspaper connects the alleged scheme with the ac-| &%¢¥ foday at Drumboe casts. Stranorla * ¥ Central News It h from Dubli, disp REMOVAL ary