Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1923, Page 1

The Circulation of the CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE Yesterday was 9,834 ——————— Weather Forecast Snow, probable tonight and Wed. nesday, colder tonight; cold was Wednesday or Thursday with stron; northerly winds. | ‘SOLUME Vil. RAILROAD C BE IN FULL CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1923. | Che Casper Daily Cribune (24, NUMBER 139. eee oe STRUCTION WILL AST BY APRIL 1 $541,930 CITY BUDGET W. Z. Foster an Active Red CONTRACTOR IN IS FRAMED BY COUNCIL For 21 Years, Records Show MODEL BELIEVED TO BE VICTIM OF BLACKMAIL PLOT Police Working On New Theory In Death Of Dorothy Keenan EW YORK, March 20.— The Dorothy Keenan murder case took a sharp turn today, when the police began inves- igating a tip that the model had been slain after she had refused to co-operate in a plot to blackmail the mysterious ‘Mr. Marshall,” her elCerly and wealthy admirer, A score of detectives were dispatch- ed to check up cn confidential infor- mation received by the police that de spite the fact that “Mr. Marshall’ was reportec to have exercised dis- cretion in affairs of the heart, Miss Keenan had in her possession a pack- age of letters from him, This information came as a sensa- tion after {t had been reported that “Mr. Marshall” reptited to be a Bos: ton manufacturer whose identity has not been revealed by the district at- turney’s office, had kept his real name from the girl. According to the information sup- plied the police the letters of ‘Mr. Marshall” were in Miss Keenan's apartment on W. 57th st. the night before she was found dead in bed yith an empty chloroform bottle earby. Miss Keenan was said to have been approached by one of her male friends, with the suggestion that the letters be put to practical use to extract money from “Mr. Mar- shall.” “T have never done anything like that and I would never consent. to such a thing now,” the model was said to have replied. The originator of the blackmail p‘ot then was reported to have become angry and threatened Miss Keenan. ‘After this scene, Miss Keenan was siad to have placed in her private vault at the National City bank at AIDE ROBBER IS ON TRIAL James Dudley Major, complicity in the robbery last June of the Piper, Kansas, State bank, is sheduled for trial today in district court here. It will be Major's second trial, the first jury having disagreed. He was arrested at Tombstone, Ariz., last November. Major's brothers, Walter and Ray, were convicted in Kansas City, Mo., of participation in the robbery of a gambling hall. During the holdup a man was killed. Walter died in prison. The other brother is serving a long term, charged with| ,Municipal Costs to Break All Records, Estimate Shows The largest budget ever made out for the city of Cas- per was announced at the meeting of the city council last night. The total appro- priation estimates amount to $541,930. This includes the public debt interest, sinking fund, and floating fund. For the regular expenses of the different departments it will be neces- sary to raise $310,500. Nincty-eight thousand dollars of this will come from estimated income, which will $212,500 to be rasied by taxes. Following is the report in detail: leave Administrative $35,000.00 Police —_ 48,000.00 Fire - 45,000.00 Street 45,000.00 Street lighting---15,000.00 Engineering 36,000.00 Water —... ~-.- 30,000.00 Crosswalks and | Curbings. . 10,000.00 Parks and Ceme- tery --.. ---- 12,000.00 Public health 6,000.00 Sewer Upkeep 2,500.00 jarage -.-- - 000.00 000.00 ntinge $310,500.00 Public debt in- terest ..-- 90,830.00 Sinking fund 32,600.00 Floating fund 10,000.00 $133,430.00 EstlLmated In come. ~ wane $ 95,000.09 Tota: appro priations for i) pee ae $541,930.00 At the mfeting last night, the council yoted to pay the debt owed by the tqurist camp and to enter in- to negotiations with the Casper Mo tor club for the running of the camp this summer, This camp was turned over to the motor club last year by the city and was run in a very effi- cient manner but there were expen ses amounting to $697.80 that the club was unable to meet at the end of the season. J. S. Mechling rep- resenting the club as its president last night requested $1509 to run the camp and pay off the deficit. The council did not see fit to dispose of the matter in this way, however. In discussing the camp {t was brought out that the institution wi not a private enterprise for private profit but was an institution for the public good. It is estimated thar the tourists who stopped at the camp last year spent $67,000 in Casper. There were 12,000 persons who on cupied the camp for varying periods. Two thousand dollars was appro: priated last night for the American Legion band which {is to deliver 16 concerts this summer in the public park on South Center street. A pe tition was presented by the Legion last night stating that a band hac been organized for about two weeks.) that it had made two public appear- | ances, and that {t was composed of 34 members. ‘The money appropriat- | ed by the council will go toward pay-| ing the expenses and also a salary | to the leader and members. | The subject of zoning was brought | up by Charles B. Stafford, secretary | of the Casper Chamber of Commerce. | Mr. Staford said that the chamber| had gathered much information on the question and was willing to co-| operate with the city at a time. | He stated also that a zoning com | mission should be appointed accord jing to statute. This comm’sslor would comprise probably the mayor (Continued on Page Four). | |than this month, \by facing all their letters !n one way,| present big vote schedule will tions will place you among the With but twelve more days in cure the greatest number of votes for each subscription, interest in the competition and enthusiasm in the progress of the contestants in the Tribune's mammoth $16,000 grand prize distribution is growing by leaps and bounds. Each contestant in the race rea'- !zes that the grand prizes are practi ally within his reach, to be cla'med for his very own or forfeited to more aggressive opponents during the next few days depending almost entirely upon his final supreme efforts put forth while the BIG VOTES are al lowed, One s year subsc: it to the Tribune credits a candidate with 360 000 votes with clubs extra: The person who halts for a moment ~if you slack up or let yeour enthu siasm wane—If you overlook ono op: portunity to better your chance to win you are taking the desperate risi) of losing tho b'g prize. Your Last Chance for Biz Votes. Never again during the election will it be possible to secure so many votes| on subscriptions as between now and Monday night, April 2. To hold back subscriptions now or to depend on “prom‘ses” to subscribe at a later date simply means that you will have to take less votes on such subscrip tions. We are putting it up to you come a candidate determined to win. tional effort you can land one of the big priz HUSTLE I NOW KEYNOTE OF GIT DRIVE; BIG VOTE PERIOD WANING Winning Votes Can Be Secured Now and Up to, Monday Night, Apmil 2; Office Will Be Open Nights Until 9 O'clock For Voting | | to _ Time is fleeting—but twelve days of the big vote period | ¥%% at the convention, according to| py in the Tribune’s eampaign are now left after which time the, Francis Morrow, state witness, had be decreased. Start now. Be-| Two six-year subscrip-| leaders and with a little addi-} Get busy now. | y—if you would be fairly and squar which to turn in subscriptions and se-| declared the winner of one of the six| party, with the title of industrial or-| big car prizes, you can not possi | Rt afford to let this BIG VOLE PE 10D pass without sting your hat in the rng’ with the “stideto!tive-! ness” that accomplishes the succe: jof every effort worth while you can| drive off one of the big cars. | Office Open Evenings. Election headquarters at the Trib-j Philadelphia and Camden district, tes-| (Continued on Page Five.) 1 } | | several labor unions, had been arrest- Questionnaire Filled Out by Radical at Communist Meet Introduced in Trial of Radical Leader Today . ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 20.—(By The Associated Press.)—The questionnaire which William Z. Foster is charged with filling out when he arrived at the communist national convention held in the sand dunes near here last August, was introduced in evidence today by the state in Fos- ter’s trial for criminal syndicalism. The questionaire read to the Jury,| Papers feired when federal agents says that “Borden,” tho name Foster | Tided the meeting © morning session was marked y frequent clashes and the exchange lof personalities between Frank P | Waish, chief of counsel for Foster and O. L. Smith, assistant attorney general of Michigan. A Ditter tight by the defense yes- terday and today to keep the com- | munist program and constitution out of the evidence failed when Judge White ruled today it could be read to the jury. “By the gram stato: been “active in the revoluntionary movement for 21 years.” “Borden” also wrote In answer to! questions on the sheet that he was| a paid employe the communi ganizer; that he had been a member/ of the I. W. W., Socialist party and| if je of force,” the pro- ‘the proletariat destroys the machinery of the bourgeoisie ed frequently and had participatec in| pialbsdbs bop state and establishes the proletarian Morrow, who as “K-07,” @ depart-| dictatorship based on Soviet power.” ment of justice agent, attended the| “the proletarian revolution in convention as a delegate from the! tong process. It begins with the de struction of the capitalist state and the establishment of the dictatorship tified today to identify more of the RAIL CONSOLIDATION OPPOSED BUT MERGER IS FAVORED, SAID PAUL, s Minn,,.March 20.—Op: | position consolidation but an endors a merger of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific} | and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy) lines if there must be some merger are scheduled to be voiced by St. Paul interests today before repre- sentatives of the interstate commerce’ | commission at public hearings here }on proposed railroad consolidation | plans of the commission. | Tho first hearing here was heid | yesterday afternoon before Commis- to any ment {er If. C. Hall and Examiner Healey,! | before Mr. }* © * and ends only with the | complete transformation of the capl- talist system into the communist society.” At another point under the head- ing of “mass action,” the process of the proposed revolution is described. “The revolutionary epoch upon which the world haa now’ entered,” j the party program says, “forces the proletariat to resort to militant methods—mass action, leading to di rect collisions with the bourgeoisie state. Mass action culminates in armed insurrection and civil war * * © This can be nothing else but a direct struggle between the armed forces of the capitalist state sioner J. B, Campbell. Commission- whose arrival was delayed by late trains, will be in charge of the hear-| ings today. | North Dakota interests appearing Campbell yesterday went on record as favoring acceptance of| a merger of the Great Northern.| on the one hand and the armed forces Northern Pacific and Burlington if| of the proletarian revolution on the the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault) other. * * * Ste Marie line would agree to make| “The communist party connections which would provide an/|in the foreground the entrance into Fargo and North Di kota on the Soo line. will keep idea of the necessity of violent fevolution for the (Continued on Page Four.) CRUMP GOES ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO KILL POSTAL SERVICE TOBEREQUCED — APRIL 1; CO-OPERATION SOUGHT Stating that after April 1, the pos office service in Casper would be cur- tatled because congress failed to pas an emergency appropriation bill at its last session, Edwin M. Bean, postmas- ter, per business men at the luncheon of | the chamber of commerce this noon.’ Mr. Bean said that some of the clerks and carriers now employed would have} to be let go because there w not suf- ficlent funds to employ them longer Casper's heavy mailers can help by putting their mail in uniform packets, i TELLECGEN INDIFFERENT | TO CHARCES VOICED IN| FARRAR’S DIVORCE SUIT Intimate Relations Are Detailed by W. With Two Actresses) itnesses for Diva in | New York Court Hearing NEW YORK, March 20.—An attitude of general indiffer- ence was displayed today by Arthur E,. Schwartz, attorney for Lou Tellegen, toward the testimony introduced against his client yesterday by witnesses for Geraldine Farrar, for- mer opera diva, who is suing the actor for divorce. While the actor, who is on did not intend to defend against tho charges brought against m, his attorney said the outcome of Miss ¥ «action would deter-| a vaudeville tour, asserted he himselt| mine what Mr. Tellegen will do about | the counter sult for a separation he | has brought against his wife | ‘Testimony relating le of rela:| | « tions alleged to have been had be tween Tellegen and two actres one Miss Lorna Ambler, an Austra- Man actress and the other an Ameri: can, Miss “L," was given yesterday| before Referee Thomas B, Mahoney. The name of a third, described an| Bessie @iftord of San Francisco, was| brought against the original record] but no testimony was adduced} against her yesterday. The most sensational of the charges concerned Miss “lL,” an ac tress who was in the cast of the play in which Tellegen was a star in 1921. With yesterday's testimony, Miss! Farrar closed her case. The referee ordered a postponement in order to| Tellegen’s counsel an opportun ity to make an entry the recora requested the co-operation of Cas-| buildings after 6 p, m. {in and by making two deliveries to the office a day, one at noon or shortly after and one in the evening. There will be no collections taken from the street boxes or from the business It is the intention of tt department to put in a city drop-box s0 that the separation of city and out going mail may be expedited. A. Reed urged a large attendance at the fourth™number of the Ellison- White lyceum course to be delivered the Presbyterian tabernacte next Tuesday. This will be a concert by the Hinshaw quartet. It is said that the tenor in this quartet is considered many to be the equal of John Me- Cormick. ‘The business men of Casper who guaranteed the success of the lyceum course are out $600 so far because of poor attendance. The num bers have really been good and the one next week promises to out do any of the musical numbers yet given. F. W. Bidler of the Ameriéaniatzion department of the U. 8. Veterans’ bu: reau of Denver was a speaker at the lunchson today. Mr. Bidler, whose old home is in Valley Forge, Pa, gave a very vivid resume of the American Revolution and emphasized the severe winter at Valley Forge as being the| birth of American independen Austin E. Jay of Gillette, Wyo., was! also a visitor. Mr. Jay is in Casper looking over the prospects of putting a flour mill here, | The musical entertainment was greatly aided today by an act, “Mr Shea nand Mr. Gallager,” rendered by H. Roe Bartle and Tracy Shaw in very humorous fashion | pclhtnssts A $600,000 — continuity $600,000 confinuin}s to the Wisc alled he postoffice | | appropriation | appropriation mal guard is | prepared for | e to | | with the wrench Sandbar Disturbance in Which One Was Shot and Another Hammered Over Head Given Airing in Court Charles W. Crump, well known in Wyoming oil fields as a cook for several of the leading producing companies in this part of the state, went on trial this morning on a charge of assault with intent to kill. The complaining witness is Wal- ter With, whom Crump is alleged to have shot on the Sand- bar December 13 last during the progress of a drunken brawl in which Earl Peterson, son of a; him there, knocked him down twice 2 Pas BP an dthen shot him in the groin wealthy (Becokivn, Ny %-, JOWsle®:| | with was still on the stand at an was almest killed by being battered) early hour this afternoon being cross over the head with a monkey wrench.| examined by I. G. Van Natta, who Peterson recovered after hospital) me with Attorney Perkins of the firm of treatment. ‘With's gunshot wound! purcell, Casey & Perkins, are the at- was not particularly serious and he| torneys for the defendant. was discharged from the hospital a| The lawyers had several clashes week later. during the course of the trial this ‘The trial promises to be particn- (Continued on Page Twelve.) larly colorful in that the witness list/ CITY; CASPER NOT TERMINUS J.P. Shirley Here With Sub-Contractors to Go Over Route to Salt Creek and Re- ceive Bids on Preliminary Work; 5,000 to Be at Work by First of Month March 20. of the new North & South railroad by April 1 and construc- tion will be started at three different points on the line,” said J. P. Shirley of the contracting firm of Peterson, Shirley & building of the railroad, in discussing the matter in his room at the Henning hotel this morning. Mr. Shirley and Edward Peterson of number cf sub-contractors, weg 0. S. HEARD in Casper this morning. The | will make an inspection trip this af-| lernoon of the line from Bucknum | north to Salt Creek after which the | 11c on grading trestle and bridge bu! | NORFOLK, Va., March 20.— "Tt 2 . » Mare — The ng, drainage pipe laying and hes Itallan steaviship Gulla is in ® sink- work ¢o-incident to the construction | | h rh |!ng condition 560 miles east of Bos- The contract which Mr Street recetved at coast guard station here. firm has with the Charles I aiesel The message said the American interests does not designate ¢ steamer William IF. Herrin, 60 miles minus of the road, according to bre distress call was rushing to her as Sh'riey. The contract calls = * sistance, as was also an unidentified construction of 330 miles of raflroad,) inning board steamer, 3 m1 the cago, Milwaukee Fat North Werte] Was en route from Naples and Mec north and the Chictge eract point of| t¢rranean ports to Philadephia was ern on the south, belleved by coast guard officials to would indicate that construction otal peo etd faerie apyo pcr Spon ooLne: Ba ee Cl cry will bo| last night at virtually the same spot ks-announced by Er, : where the Itallan steamer Moncen The three points at which construc:| . 445 acy. The Giulla has a cargo tion work will commence will be near] or 195,931 bushels of wheat Bucknum, where the work will be ————— the work will go in both directions and near Miles City, where the work will come south. In this way much) the track laying can be started at an “he preliminary work consists of| pad grading, trestle and bridge building). RowroRE, Okla., March 20.—Mrs. and drainage pipe laying,” sald Mr.|.1 Graham and her three small will be largely let out by our firm to) in thet ttoddtontau tena near here, will do ourselves, early today, according to word re- “As soon as the grading has been) ceived here. The house was ignited finished for a stretch of 20 miles at| rieaiar details aalar tion work will start, we can commence | ‘We are loading machinery tn Om-| aha right now to be use@ tn the con- * struction of this road and it will bo| Swept by F ire, anticipate having the work well under A ed Man Killed will not be any delay in pushing the g road to an early completion.” ea ‘Bi h Fire today destroyed the Methodist Bishop Tuttle Ee eg teers bakery, drug store and a harness shop. “Five thousand men will be at work on the construction Guenther of Omaha, who received the contract for the the contracting firm together with a sub-contractors will submit thelr bids of the road. | ton, according to wireless messages | Miles City, Mont., or Casper as @ ter-/ ¢ 07, the Guilia when it picked up the with the Chi- a connecting j4 be made Phe condition of the Gtulia which bt ted. This connection not being designate: dangerous. She was caught in the 0 is bulit under another contrac isco went dgwn with all hands several pushed north; near Sheridan, where| ietaasee oom =e) ARDMORE FIRE earlier date. Shirley in discussing the matter. “This, idren were burned to death when | thelr home sub-conttactors. The track laying we st Waal destroyed: Gateieé | by “gas flame” the various points at which construc-| actual track layin |Quebec Town Is shipped as soon as it {s loaded. We! way by April 1 and once {t starts there | | COATICOOK, Quebec, church and parsonage, the Grand Is Still Low s Sti ow eral barns and sheds also we Cestroyed es Louls Fournier, 90 years old. way ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 20.—The| burned to death. Several firemen condition of the Right Rev. Dantel| were injured. 8. Tuttle, who has endured inter- This little town come into promt= mitten sinking spells in the past two| ence some years cgo when larry | Weeks, in which he has been critic:| Kendall Thaw was ‘eld here after ally ill with grippe, was reported| his escape from Mattewan hospital | Unchanged today with the prelate) for the insane, and his capture near resting easily, Owing to his advanc:|the New Hampshire lino. | ed age—ho is 86 years old—little| was taken to the burder by t | hope i# held out for his recovery | dian authorities and released. includes “Cheyenne” Slim, sandbar| satellite, who was directly involved! in the brawl and a dozen or so resi- dente of that part of town who are! well known to all persons who \jve BANDIT WHO STARTED ON there, The testimony it is said, may| also divulge particulars of a robbery | in which Charlie Jackson, former well known baseball player in the! Midwest league, was the victim. Se eral of the men involved in the braw!! are said to have been involved oith | er directly or indirectly in the rob-| béry and it {s intimated that the fight bandit’s confession, according comforts terminated in his arrest His name, as listed by the local po- ce, is Bu 32. In Cin | nat e ured, he son had been beaten over the head in the meantime. With said that he went to the his shack and that Cromp door mo ne Remy de WHEN CAPTURED | , , °. a half, he being ited at the Oh!o took place over division of the spoits,|LOOL Secured in Holdup of Bank Messen-| ‘is ts. werk set seurned hore said to have totalled $105. | ‘ Prominent bu: e of Cincin c ; {, ow hac ite Lest witness put on ine stana| per Made Basis of Business Career |***,."°"%,,%% Be Walter With, the ecomplaining wit-! ° were said to have r ng efforts ness. With teatified that he was That Netted Luxury and Prestige | to halt le extradition to this efty. asleep in his shack about 11:30 the | In the alleged confession, Remy a evening of Decembes 12 and that . | mitted that he was one of the four Wis ONABar Was asticans. % a bees business career in Cincinnati, Ohio, that netted luxury| "nat with an. revolver,” and by ed on the door of his shack ana)#nd high prestige in social circles was built upon $700, the | pre-arrangement with the messenger, | shouted. to “Cheyenne” slim to SPOils of one of the bandits in the holdup here September | »* handed over t: ft cinaner wate 9d “come out and ste your dead pal,”/14, 1921, of a bank messenger, it was disclosed today in the | *24:°0° to the men. two ae noe are referring to Earl Peterson under arres sa no was to police, after his worldly known as Frank Berg, proprietor of | > ga cafe and owner of a palatial home at 3p a, a fashionable sub Remy lasted a