Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1923, Page 1

The Guaranteed Circulation of The Casper Daily Tribune Yesterday was 10,073 Weather Forecast ==| Ghe € ily Tri ===-| Che Casper Daily Cribune Geers. ‘Wersier'teulgne ta’ ‘north FINAL | ; EDITION NUMBER 151. HERAL IS EXECUTED Grand Jury Investisation — 7 of Capital Society Asked CARRIED. OUT fee Roman Catholic Church Prelate Dies at | Hands of Firing Squad for ‘Alleged Treason in Political Activities MOSCOW, April 3.—(By The Associated Press.) ——Mon- | signor Constantine Butchkavitch, vicar general of the Roman |Catholic church in Russia, condemned to death for wilfully opposing the soviet government, has been executed by a fir- ing squad. he fate of the prelate, in doubt since last Thursday, his appeal for clemency was| This is the general procedure in 4, became known today when it|the swift and quiet carrying out of announced that the death sen-| the death penalty in Russia, portion, ‘S OLUME VII. VICAR G DR. COOK ONE | OF 16 SEIZED. IN OIL FRAUDS Arctic Explorer, One-Time Resident of Casper, Accused at Fort Worth; ' More Arrests Pending Today CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1923. | Mrs. Poindexter’s Charges of Violations of Dry Laws in Official Life Lead to Demand on Justice Department SPOKANE, Wash., April 3.—Mrs. Poindexter’s newspa- per letters concerning activities in Washington, D. C., society! with particular stress on drinking and gamblng, were the | basis of petitions ready for circulation here today, addressed to Attorney General Daugherty and asking grand jury in- vestigation of the alleged misconduct, | me 3 FORT WORTH, Texas, April 3—Armed with warrants which they had been unable to serve yesterday, federal agents today sought oil promoters, accused by the govern- ment of defrauding the public out of several million dollars Sixteen arrests were made yesterday. A dozen more are e pected today. The specific charge is using the mails to de- \ud. The alleged fraud, according | Plans were announced today for seeking signers of the petitions in er princ’pal Western cities, includ Los Angeles, San Francisco, Salt ke, Denver, Portland, Tacoma and attle. ‘The head of the committee in charge is H. C. Harris of Spokane. Co-operation of religious organiza Chaplin Film Is Censored © the federal prosecutors, consisted tions in making the petition a success I I had been ried out last Sat-| Appeals from the outside world, n misrepresenting oll prospects in , bad Srcint Slut dnhtanteh: pestass fore py ey A dalaes ntowa Town i ‘ | which had poured in uton the Soviet i‘ y private subscriptions, he Up to late last night there were! authorities, had no effect in staying r to attract investment dollars. .! rumors that an exchange might be|/ the hand of thelr executioners. Com- 2 Among those arrested yesterday 44 Mrs. Poindexter, who is the wife of MASON CITY, Jowa, April 3.— arrang! Responsible officials, how-|petent opinion, indeed, is that even and who gave bond was 8, E. J. Cox, former Senator Miles Poindexter of} That part of Charlie Chaplin's lat- | ever, asserted that Soviet justice/the breaking of diplomatic relation formerly of New York and Houston, | =~ this state, now ambassador to Peru,| eSt screen play, “The Pilgrim” in | }m take its course regardless of outside governments or a threat wi {was tried In federal court at Wrote her first letter to a local news.| Which the comedian, playing the Protest and attacks abroad |of war would not have moved the ouston in connection with f i role of a preacher, makes sport ot The detatls of the prelate’s execu-! Moscow of 7: ats ee obtista teal’ Ol cae ban ton with hin Gen | Drayton M. Daugherty, son of At-|PaPer. It raised so much comment P port of r foscow 3 from thelr course. that others were sought and her “ex-| ®4¥ing grace at the table, is missing | probably never will be revealed - 5 Their last word in the case had been neys for Dr. Frederick Cook, Arctic |formey General Danetaer who Pro-|posures” of Washington society lite| today from the production at the Judging from what has happened in |epoken, it appears, when they con explorer, informed United States |Ipeetth Home, “dualntance” with | are appearing ina number of papers| Palace theater here. After a visit | Premier Sikorski of Poland was jous cases, its is thought prob-/muted to ten years ‘impri Marshal Eldrege today that their |he was quiszed regarding the possible as a weekly feature A sGAleeatian. fom, the’ Protest: 1 om or Sempanen to, be ctoen memiiss the ay spree ee ve eee Rin He | rey ent edee ance Ubon’ Areh client would furnish bond today. lexistence of a blackmail plot. The petition as outlined by Mr. Har Preachers’ association and lat- | death sentence of Archbish Kep- | had refused to reprieve him, he! Zepitak, convicted at the same time ris Included a petition presented last| ©F PY & man who said he was a |ak and Vicar General Butchkaviteh | was removed from the prison in las Vicar General Butchkaviten y: se ~ : ¥ iy representative of the Ku Klux jf the Roman Catholic, church im) ipich his colleagues were confined | ys ast q week. to the Spokane Federated Wom-| iia,” Manager Ralph’ Ravencrore |Bussia, Tho sentence of the arch-|\" "tis meison for the condemned and rotests from all parts of the world N. B? Reld, who pleaded guilty yes E PAVI NG is en's Christian Temperance : Unton,| Geietea almost onefourth of the Vbishop was commuted but the vicar! tise there, after the death sentence | or Pini die ¢.13 the exec ton of terday afternoon to grand larceny in asking further information from Mrs.| ‘pin gene has been executed. [nad been reat. he was executed a ' » the American Poindexter. Queries e theft.of a Dodge touring car Casper January 23 last, was sentenced to from 13 to 18 months in the state in the petition Rov ment Jc ning in the appeals r clemency penitentiary-at Rawlins by Judge R. R. Rose. Reid's correct name is Conrad Field and his home is {n Fremont, Neb.. ac cording to the department of ice. which made an investigation of his record. in Leavenworth federal burglarizing while in the employ the Chicago & Northwestern railroac as a baggageman at Chadron, Neb. Red's confession to the crime with which he was charged here showe that on January 23 he rented a Dodge car from J who operates a “drive-your arage here. The man’s Idea It Creek to He served a term for larceny prison for visit his fiancee to whom he was to be married the following Stnday in Casper. After arriving in Salt Creek, Reia raj across an acquaintance of nis named \Scott Jones. Jones was supplied with moonshine and after ir pibing copious)y the two men drove to Buffalo and then on to Gillette by the way of Sheridan. At th’s point Jones persuaded Reld to drive on into Nebraska and they did so, continuing thelr journey to Enid, Okla. Here Reid soll the car through connivance with a member of the Enid police force. As a re of the deal the department of juth has preferred charges against the po liceman and he is @eing held for trial. Shortly after this Reid was appre- hended at Columbus, Kan., and brought back to Casper for trial by a deputy from the local sheriff's office. ics \\ BANDIT LOOT IN ST. LOUIS IS CHECKED ST, LOUIS, Mo., April 3.—(By The Associated Press.)—Postoffice in spectors today announced a partial check of registered mail obtained by bandits here yesterday, showed the nine stolen pouches contained at least $51,250 in negotiable bonds. It is possible the complete check will show the robbers obtained negotiable paper running itito six figures, {t was said. The incomplete check also showed the robbers got $20,000 in bonds con signed by a bank in Alton, Ill., to Whitaker & Co,, loca] stock and bond brokers. It has not been determined whether these bonds are negotiable. The negotiable bonds stolen include Nifty $1,000 five per cent issue of the Pacific Coast Joint Stock and Land y? Tank, numbered 108,106 to 108.156, inclusive. Holdups Make Big Booze Haul | BALTIMORE, Ma, April 3.— Whiskey thieves broke into the ware: heise Baltim Distt of the i whose wife was an’ expectant thother department was based on humanitari- who was dizzy with strong drink? an grounds and set forth “the earn- COMING SEASON FOR NEW RAILROAD Creation of Three New Districts Is Agreed | Upon by City Council; Kenwood | Improvemen The city council in its regular session last night declared | its intention of creating three which are very large. petitions signed by a majority respective districts. One district lies in that Elevnth street from Durbin to Jef- ferson, Tenth from Durbin to Grant, Jefferson from Tenth to Eleventh, and Durbin from Lincoln to Jeffer- son. The petition stated that the owners preferred either concrete or Warrenite b'tulithic not to exceed} Beech street will Le paved from A} to C. It was brought out last night| that because of the heavy traffic on/ this street it may be necessary to have} a heavier paving than could be se-| cured for $2.25 a square yard. | A portion of the Sand Bar will also| be graded and paved. The who!e dis-| trict as created includes all of Market} street, A from Market to Center, B from Market to Center, intersection of B and Center on the west sids of the court house to A and Center. John Hancock, alderman, brought to the attention of the council that the peop'e :n Kenwood are suffering from bad street some parts of which are excessively muddy. Paving would cost too much for the owners of prope in this district, but grading and grav- cling 1s being considered by the engt-| neerng department. | A storm sewer district is to be cre- ated which will include some land owned by former Governor Robert D. Carey in thts part of the city. Attorney E. G. Van Nattn asked the cruncil to consider opening of West A street. Mr. Van Natta sald that it 1 been brought to his attention that the Burlington railroad wos going to put tank loading tracks cast of their pre industrial spur and that this The declarations were in answer to! | would interfere with the opening of! ts Discussed new paving districts, none of of the property holders in the} part of the city comprising} the street after it was done. The matter was referred to the stree: and alley committee for investigation, Second-hand dealers will be required to pay an annual license of $25 aud to deposit a $1,000 bond with the city, also to keep an accurate record of all things purchased during the 24 hours Previous, according to the ordinance peswed by the council Inst night. Bach dealer will have to kesp a book in which he will enter an ac- count of things purchased, time of! purchase, name and address of per- (Continued on Page Four), aaaeer > Pe eeaaae Notice to Contestants Because of the thousands and thousands of votes in subscrip- || tions and coupons that were cast |! by the contestants last night it |! was impossible to get them double checked in tlme for the count to || appear in today’s issue of the || | Tribune. The count ts being made how: || ever and will appear Wednesday || or Thursday, including all votea || cast for publication up to and including Monday night. “At whose home was a certain card par eld at which there were three subjects of conversation. (a) Mquor; (b) where to get it, and at what pric (c) where to have {t tested? “Who was the farm bloc senator who would not give his w'fe large sums of money to gamble with? + ‘What modern apartment house in Washington has a liquor tester as a part of |ts equipment? “Who was the senator’s wife who said she could have liquor tested at this apartment house? “What are the names of the repre- sentatives, senators and cabinet offt- cers at whose houses liquor is served to guests? “At what embaasy {s I!quor served? “What are the names of the high officials of the government in whose homes gambling at bridge 1s permit. ted?” SLAYER IS HELD INSANE DEFIANCE, Oh'o, April 8.—George Brown, 78, farmer here, who is al- leged to have killed his daughter. Rosalie, aged 52, at their home the night of March 14, was held insane here yesterday b ya grand jury. A here yesterday by a grand jury. A Brown admitted two days after the alleged murder that he had kdlled his daughter, officers said, because she tormented him. ‘The farmer said his daughter kicked his crutches out of his hands. He ‘s afflicted with rheumatism, The body of the daugh ter was found two days after the death, covered with a blanket and lying across a bed in her room. C. O. Fisher Home Loses Infant Son ‘The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Cc. 0. Fisher, died Sunday the family home, 1227 South Willow street. The funeral was held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Shaft fer-Gay chapel. The Rev. C. M. Thompson, Jr., officiated, ‘SPOONING’ DOPE WANTED CO-EDS TO BE QUIZZED 3.—College country NEW YORK, throughout the April women now, did spc have been asked by the Bureau of | Soclal Hygiene, Inc. founded by | John D, Rockefeller, | unusually frank questionnatr | cerning love, it was ned today, Questions put te unmarried wom- {nelude: How old were you when you rst began to spoon? “What effect, as you estimate it lating to you?" Married women and widows were asked these questions: “H ha; fed life been ‘& If not w not? Were pu strongly attracted to ward young men? “If so, how would you this attraction? “Did you indulge with one or more young men in the intimacies usually apo describe embraced in the term at things are most stimu- naires is to ald in solving vexed questions of education and hy- giene, “We must have more information about the average woman in ¢rder to have any reliable gufdanco in the training of our girls and boys,” the statement reads. “The necded information covers items of per- sonal tendency, personal exper!- ence and personal opinion. To be of real value much information must out of the life experi furnish: th nd f ments. So Say Speakers Before Casper Chamber of Commerce in Urg- ing Conference With Haskell to Land Carrier; Forum to Consider Question Again in Week ° est hope” that the life of the vicar general might be spared. Monsignor Butchkavitch was fath- er superior of the church of St. Cath- erine in Petrograd. Hoe held the title |of prelate to His Holiness, granted by the pope for special services. He was 55 years old. He came from an Id and wealthy family of Polish ort- gin, although he was a Russian citizen. Monsignor Butchkavitch was @ conspicuous, figure in the trial of the Catholic prelates and priests at which That Casper should get together with Gov. C. N. Haskell on the matter of the Wyo-| ming North & South railroad, was the earnest plea of Gov. B. B. Brooks and of Emmet Fuller, both of whom addressed the members of the Casper Chamber of Commerce at its luncheon today. Mr. Fuller, who is a local business man, being connected with the Frantz shop, stated | that a conference with Haskell would be the business like method of handling the subject. | “We cannot always afford to stand | on qur dignity and say that we will not do business with th's or that in-| dividual " said Mr. Fuller. ‘Three months ago we wanted the railroad. There is somethi.q wrong if we do not went it no | ‘the speaker emphasized the fac that rersons often let things go by default when they should be rushed 40 a conclusion. That Casper can tf- ford to send a deiegaticn to New Yo.< City and finé out the exant conditions whica are nt the bottom ct Casper is to have cleanup week April 8 to 14, according to announcement made by Mayor W. A. Blackmore before| Mr. Vuller’s remarks the city council last night. During this week there will be _O, I, Walker, president of the a concentrated effort made to make Casper a healthier and, C@sPe™ Chamber of Commerce, sai ’ i : i eG | that the matter would be taken up more beautiful place to live in. The co-operation of the Citi-| pefore the full ferum of that body zens is asked for the purpose of disposing of garbage, keep-| next week ing the streets clean, painting up and A Cleanup week is one | the whole affair Ss 'he sense of of the ne Governor Brooks, who has been out generally adding to the attractiveness Ceasaryaithiies that, conies with Stitbe city fortwo. months, declared of both the residence and Shuinees | s , TV ahees tt was nothing more. vital districts, spring. Following the winter months | ththe than t ca ‘road froin during which it ts always aifficult| see, city, “It is a wonderful to keep things as neat as possible, | osition aid tha gvvernor, at same time atatir cent trip he ha kell and had the breaking up of cold weather calls forth the efforts of the people tn de- stroying all evidence of the dirt or damage that may have obtained in the cold months, hat during 1 vernor Hu cussed the matter Snow Is Piled 15 Feet High with him. ry Haskell ts a pusher and “Casper, Clean Up! is the com- sald the Casper I Mi hi mand, that gone forth and it ts| He showed how in Haske view the n 1c. ian up to the clty to show the stuff it| railroad would not naturally come to 's made of by obeying the command, | Casper for Casper lies 15 miles out 3 | Various civic organizations will be| of the natural path of the road, and SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. | asked to support the campaign for| is for that reason practically a ho.e ADril) $-— City, officials here; today | 9 \cieaner city. (Continued on Page Twelve) | were planning a shoveling bee to clear the streets of snow which is | | drifted in some places to’a depth | | of 16 feet. A call for 600 citizens | W | RIAI IN KEENAN PROBE | to work was nent out. No end of the mid-winter weather was in lower . | sight today, the weather bureau predicting more snow. Six inches of snow fell yesterday and the low temperature was 13 below This mark was 16 degrees zero. than the previous record for April, NEW YORK, Aprfl 3.—Detectives|J. McBryan, said to be an acquaint-| established 35 years ago. continued today their search into the|ance of Guimares, who the police oe past of Dorothy Keenan who, they| were informed, had breakfast with an HUTCHINSON, Kans., April 3— | learned last night se mem: | timate gir of Miss Keenan the| Heavy wind and hail storms struck | ber of : day t 1 southwestern and central Kansas | whfch The police find some late yesterday. A tornado struck | Alfred Guim ny the a ea ot M Partridge late yesterday, injuring | coat’ who red her attentions with|Koenan t fided thi twe persons and causing damage | the althy John Kearsley Mitchell of | tails of $100,000 p estimated at $50,000. Three busi- son-in-law of EB T.| blackm 10: are ness buildings w destroyed and ling every effort to find the roofs of other stores and n New Yor and Phila-| Mitchell Miss K from residences carried v A am 1 Palm B Fla t t mount of damag t ght Kans,, by a h nd = x room with 1 storm. W Hdmound|a bottle rm. he appeared bald headed, rosy faced and bespectacled, and he bore himself with marked serenity throughout that ordeal, which resulted in death’ sentences for himself and Archbishop Zepliak and prison terms for their 15 fellow prisoners. Constantine Butchkavitch general of the Roman Ci church in Russia, was sentenced to death on March other prelates, 26 after he and 16 including Archbishop Zepliak, had been found guilty of opposing the Soviet government, Tho Russian central executiv: mmittee, meeting last Thursday der appeals made in ecclesiastic dented case of Monsignor Butchkavitch, as- gerting that he had “used his posal- tion as a priest to carry on a direct and active state treason.” The committee at commuted to ten the death sentence rehbishop. News that itch would h night to cc behalf of the clemency in the the same time ars’ impirsonment imposed on tho Monsignor Butchka- » to pay the extreme in many lands, als since last Friday had gnorance as to what the come of the case would be, urday sentence had not carried out narged in gen- or despread paganda a the Russian goy- ernment and were alleged to haye incited the people against the com- munist regime. Maxim Lityinott | was quoted as saying that the ac- tion against the defendants was po- litical rather than religious. In ching {ts decision to commute the tence given Archbishop Zepliak, central executive committee ad decided to modify the de- (Continued on Page our.) ~ retin H. D. LINGLE AGGEPTS APPOINTMENT ON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION pioneer resident of As accepted appoint- e state high- M. R. nnston of Wh nd, whose term expired on March 1 of this year, ac- advices received here to Ww. by Lusk appointment r eastern part ‘ ® being f the state highway from Lu uth,