Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1923, Page 1

* Weather Forecast WYOMING — Unsettled tonight; snow in east and south portions. Tuesday probably fair ana cold. ener not 60 UME VII. HUSBAND [ CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1923. The Tribune Carries More Classified Advertising Than Any Paper in Wyoming | Che Casper Daily Tribune EDITION | | NUMBER 168. MVADERESS GRILLED GASPER STORES GLOSE TODAY 48 “T'S TRIBUTE TO LATE. MAYOR All Other Business to Suspend During Fu- neral Services Set for 2:30 This Afternoon. Merchandising firms closed at noon today in Casper and business of all kinds will be suspended from 2 until 4 o’clock while the city pays tribute to the memory of its late mayor, Walter A. Blackmore, whose accidental death Friday cast a pall over municipal and business affairs. The funeral services wil! be held at 2:30 o'clock at the Masonic temple with Masonic services to follow at Highland cemetery. Rey. Philip K Edwards of St. Marks’ church will have charge of the Episcopal services. The body of the mayor laid in state at the Masonic temple from 10 o'clock until noon today and many friends availed themselves of the opportunity to view the mains. Following a proclamation issued by John A. Whisenhunt, president of the elty council and acting mayor, al) business except that which 1s abso- lutely essential will be suspended from 2 o'¢lotk to 4 o'clock. The merchants have gone a step further and will close at noon for the day ‘This action followed a visit by com mittee to the various merchants who were unanimous in wishing a half holiday declared... The theaters will not open until 4 o'clock. Many organizations in the city are making preparations to send floral tributes and these, with the private flowers, are expected to make a fracious tribute to the city’s chief executive. Mr. Whisenhunt has automatically assumed the office of mayor and will fill the office until the expiration of the term January 1 next. The regu: lar biennial election for the office occurs this fall at which time a mayor and three councilmen are chosen. The next regular meeting of the city counell is scheduled for Monday evening. FOREST FIRE DAMAGE BIG SHINGTON, April 23.—Several nd acres have been burned over by forest fires starting yester- day in Prince George and Mont- gomery counties, Maryland, near the District of Columbia line. The larg- est fire, starting about three miles from Berwyn, swept a path four miles long and destroyed a residence near that town. thou: LAKEWOOD, N. J., April 23.— Forst fires which burned over twenty Square miles in Ocean county and “westroyed property valued at $250,000 were extinguished rly today by 500 volunteers. The First Metliodist church and several homes and bulld- gs at Cedar bridge were destroyed as well as many camps along the » edeconk river. A man whose identity has not been disclosed is held on suspicion of having set the fir SURVEYS BEING RUN FOR RAIL EXT Route of North and South Line Passes Through Carbon County Oil Fields to Reach Rawlins, Is Report Surveys for the Wyoming-Montana North and South rail- road were made last week between Rawlins and Illco and be- tween Wamsutter and Iilco, here. of the Pathfinder reservoir, went north to Bucknum returned through the Split R 1 and to tho ¥ and ck par the oc. R 1 STATE SWEPT BY BLIZZARD, LOSSES LOOM Some losses in the sheep industry | are expected throughout Wyoming because of the storm which has been sweeping the state during the past 48 hours caught the sheep men at | the very time when spring lambing | was getting under way. Those who have not started lambing will of course weather the crisis without | much trouble. Little possibility of a letup in the storm generally is not looked for until. tomorrow. A blizzard tore its way through | Wyoming yesterday coming from the east and brought with it attendant moisture. Casper has been in the midst of this spring set-back and has worn a discouraged look. The streets are unusually slushy from the warm snow and rain, but this condition is being somewhat dissipated today. The precipitation up to the present time has been estimated at four inches of snow fall. Because of the heavy wind it was somewhat diffi- cult to measure. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 23.— What ‘!s said to have been the heav- jest and wettest snow ever recorded here so. late in the season has been falling since Saturday night. At 11 o'clock this morning the mark stood at 13 inches, and there was no sign of a letup. Lander reported 17 nches as the top mark for Wyom- ng. There was little difficulty with wires or trains. pdidmsesdS SG SY OMAHA—In recognition of his services to the American army by the invention and perfection of the gas mask-used during the, war, Dr. Karl Connell, major medical corps. I. 8S. A, was decorated with the di ice Medal. SEAL CAPE IS STOLEN FROM AUTO A fur seal cape valued at several hundred dollars was taken from the car of Mrs. Harry Astin, chair- man of the welfare department of the Women’s Departmental club, Saturday. Mrs. Astin was in the downtown d'strict transacting some | business for the department of | which she is chairman and had left | the cape in the car. When she ' came back to the machine the coat was missing. TRIBUNE IS ISSUED AT 2 O'CLOCK In accordance with action taken by Casper merchants and business men in closing their stores in tribute to the Iate Mayor W. A Blackmore, today's Daily Tribune The surveying party went through the Lost Soldier field and examined Muddy pass and Whiskey Gap, also the Sand Creek country and the territory north on the east side | The the t fs being issued at 2 o'clock and newspaper activities will be sua- pended at that hour. according to reports received rritory east of Pathfinder. They | crossed the Platte and worked back | to Whiskey Gap, thénce returning ig 8 definite r gone over 6 through th | country have not been | United States, ENSION | tearing dirt, Going Nowhere Fast Allies and Turks Meet to Adjust Differences in Near East; French and British Raise Protest LAUSANNE, April 23.—(By The Associated Press.)—The question of the Near East- ceptable to both sides. }ern oil fields, especially those covered by the Chester concession, is in the foreground to- | day as the allied and Turkish delegations meet in another effort to draft a peace treaty ac- Whether the general subject of concessions comes before the conference formally seems to depend on the success of direct negotiation s between British and French concession hold- ers and which were advised by the allies when they agreed to detach economic questions from the treaty, France, it 1s belleved, probably will insist on the rights accorded here in 1914 by the former Turkish government; and the British delegation has let known that it will support the French the Turkish government (Minister Grew will defend if neces: sary the Chester Concession event th American government it be] y their hands stich troublesome ques would be Informed of all forelgners, and it the question will be reopned. arrests of the de in cides it is not in violation of its ad Developments indicate that soviet herence to a policy of equal rights| Russ!a will decline to be eliminate. for all natfons. as a factor in the present ngotin- tions but will insist on having some: thing to say, as one of the states ivited to the original conference. A Aq a legacy from the previous con ersations, the delegates have on claim in the event the ‘ssue 4*/ tions as the legal rights of fore!gners| Russian, who was a member of the brought before the conference. in Turkey and the Ottoman debt.| soviet delegation at the last confer Both Great Britain and France re-| The allies hold that foreigners in|ence arrived today and announced celved the news of the Chester Grant) Turkey should not be entirely under|that authorized Russian representa with a bit of ueasiness. France be| the jurisdiction of the Turkish courts| This statement was regardea as cause she thinks the 1914 agreement gives her priority in territory cov- ered by the concession and Great Britain because she 1s uncertain as to whether tho region thus opened to Amrican exploitation affects the man dated Irak territory in which lle the valuable Mosul fields. Delegates here understand that the while the Angora spokesmen that special judic‘al soverignity. an unfavorable reflection on Turkey's accept made to the Turks last this question, whereby fore!gn advisora to be named by the allies insist privileges cast Great Britain aid not tives might come later on. showing that Russia might be desir ous of entering into official contact with the powers and thus make a step toward official recognition which it was realized the execution of Vicer Butchkavitch had serfously retarded, the Inst minute concessions February on legal through her represent ative Joseph C, Grew, will contaue to support the open door policy that she advocated at the previous Lausanne conference. It also in believed that made known, It fa understood that the engineers find the route through this section of Wyoming quite feas- ible, The grading for the part of the road which is to extend from Illco north into Montana is being done at a rapid rate, according to reports. Four hundred men are said to be em- ployed in this department on the southern end of the line, and 20 fresno outfits and 15 machines are More than five miles of grading have been completed the lower section. Steam shevels and grading equipment were unleaded near Ban. on ner Saturday, and J, C, MocQuown is intending to start work in that part immediately. | The work has been broken into t the severe storm wh has swept practically Wyoming, but a as conditi are settled the will be resumed. WHAT A SEASON RODEO TICKET MEANS TO YOU First—It is a reduced rate ticket that admits holder to five big days of Casper’s First Annual Rodeo, Five days of real Western Sports. It will be one of the World's Greatest Championship Cowboy Contests, real and genu- ine, Second—lIt also admits holder to every event held on the Rodeo Grounds during the season of 19 This {n- cludes all boxing contests, Third—It is a transferable ticket and can be used by anyone, Fourth—The season Rodeo grandstand ticket sells for $5.00, plus tax, The season bleacher Rodeo ticket sells for $3.50, plus tax, Fifth—In buying your season tickets now you are not only saving for yourself, but also helping to finance the advertising and building program of a permanent play- ground for the community, Sixth—A limited number of these tickets will be sold at the reduced prices, Buy now, This campaign ends on or before May 20, Buy From the Contestants! seems Ikely that| ‘JUST FIVE DAYS LEFT OF ‘BIG | VOTE’ SCHEDULE IN TRIBUNE’S | - $18,000 PRIZE AUTO CAMPAIGN Candidates in Great Race Should Not | | | Slacken Pace If They Want to Be Among Winners at the Finish | With but five more days in which to turn in subscriptions | and secure the greatest number of votes for each subscrip- | tion, interest in the competition and enthusiasm in the prog- | resi d representing $13,000 im actual ¢ are practically witain thelr reach, to be claimed for thelr very own or forfeited to more aggressive oppon ents during the next few days, de pending slmost entirely upon their | final supreme efforts put forth while the BIG VOTES are allowed If the contestants halt now for a moment—if they slack up or let their enthusiasm wane—if they overlook one opportunity to better their chances to win, they are taking the desperate risk of losing the big prizes already partially won and which | aliy belong to them. A candidat | who fa‘ls to do his or her utmost | durivg the remainder of this “period” is certain to bring dismal disappoint ment upon himself or herself as well as upon the'r friends who are natur ally interested in their success as the candidates themselves ring the election will it be possible to secure as many votes on subscriptions as between now and 10 o'clock Saturday night, April 28 (Continued on Page Twelve.) OIL PROBLEM FACES PEACE-MAKERS | ‘Chester Concession Expected to Prove Bone of Contention as NEW DANCE RECORD IS 107 HOURS DALI Tex., April R. J Newman, athlete and world war veteran, quit the floor here at 3:52 o'clock this morning, haying set a record of 107 hours and two min- utes dancing. He was allowed a 15 minute rest period each four hours of his endurance test which started at 4:45 p. m. last Wednes | day. It was declared here that this set a new world's record On the basis of 15 minutes’ rest every four hours, Newman had a total of about 6% hours of the 107 total. Six contestants started Wed nesda five, including th girls dropped out after about sixteenth hour. Phys pronounced Newman in “fairly good condition” when he quit EARTHQUAKE LS RECORDED BERNARDINO, Callf., April distinct earthquake shocks were felt here and in Rediands at 1:13 a, m No damage has | been reported but the shock knocked dishes off shelves in Redlands. BAN 23,—Two today. To-/hold back subscriptions now or to of the contestants in the Tribune’s mammoth $18,000 | distribution is growing by leaps { Each contestant in the race realizes that the grand priz rt ef | id bounds. STILLLIFTED AY EXPLOSIGN NOONE HURT One of the most spectacular ex- plosions that has occurred at the local refinery took place yesterday morning about 9 o'clock when one of the high pressure stills north of the Platte river was thrown high {nto the air, pieces being hurled as far as 800 feet from the original site of tho still. The peculiar thing about the accident was that no injury resulted to any person, although the receiving house, a cement structure, was also wrecked. The o!l contained tn the still was set on fire and a large blaze raged for some little time, Persons in Cas- per were ablé to see the spectacle and to hear the report of the ex plosion. MIDCONTINENT CRUDE IS CUT INDEPENDENCE, Kans., April 23. —The Prairie Oll and Gas company today announced a reduction of 10 cents a barrel tn the price of Mid- continent crude oll This reduction, the first in the Mid continent fields, brings the price of crude oils at the well & prices announced Febri a fifth consecutive rise, from $1.30 per barrel fo! than 28 degrees beaume gr to $2.40 per barrel of 41 degrees and above. Oa MAROONED PARTY SAFE FRANKFORT, Mich, April Eight woodsmen and a woman coc who had been marooned on Sout Fox Island covering | from the eff ral week's | of scant rat party, with ar aviator whose plane was wrecked in an attempt 6 food to the were brought o last night steel car fer Efforts to reach the ers with food began Wednesday three of the party reached the m land after a perlolous trip floating ice. The three told the stor of the suffering of and airplanes began a race for the jsland. ‘Three planes were wrecked in attempta to ca to.t ain across ir companions immediately ESCAPE MADE BY GLARA PHILLIPS 5 BEING PROBED IN LOS ANGELES Phillips Intimate With Man Under Arrest in Honduras Charged with Aiding Her Flight. LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 23.—A thorough questioning of, Armour Lee Phillips, hus- band of Mrs, Clara Phillips, escaped “hammer murder- ” who is believed to be in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the name of Mrs, I t Young, was p'anned for today by Asa Keyes, chief under “for office, unde D pending a hearing on a writ ¢ or corpus tomorrow has undergone sim! lar grilling several times, since his wife escaped from the Los Angeles Yail last December 5 anc y, an be fore asserts he had noth do with it Sheriff's deputies, however, de clared they had obtained information showing Phillips had » intimate with Jesse ©. € ‘son od here for arson and for alding Mra. Phillips in escaping and who is believed to be the “Mr. Carson” said in advices from Tegucigalpa to be one of the mur- deress' “traveling companions.” The woman there as “Mrs. Carson" {s not known to officers here, as Mrs, Jesso C. Carson ts in Los Angeles and pro- feases ignorance of her husband's whereabouts. Five sets of extradition Papers, as requested by Governor Richardson for negotiations with Honduras through ment at Washington fected by officials here. the state depart- were being per: They ask the Provisional arrest of Mrs, Philips, ron. den death Saturday night of Bertrand A. Herrington, who was Mrs. Phillips’ chief counsel at the trial which resulted tn her . ntence at San Que for the murder of berta Tremaine Meadows, left Ph {ps with a legal representative und he was reported secking new SCHOOL STEAL TRIAL OPEKS IN CHIEAGO supplies to the atranded woodcutters. CHICAGO, April 23.—Fred Lundin, reputed dictator of the William Hale ‘Thompson, Republican ion, and the Chi board of ed $1,000,000 in school funds p _ CHICAGO—Wonage increases rang ing from one and one-half to three f comr was grant gion of the Pennsylvania road. lunch } ‘Charges Against War Contractors Not | + “Decently” Supported, R. C. Marshall Declares in Pittsburgh Speech PITSBURGH, Pa,, April 23,—Attorney General Daugh- erty was accused of using the power of Indictment in the war | camp contract cases for political purposes and of besmirch- | ing reputations without evidence to ‘even decently” support his charges, in a speech here toda chief of the construction department of the army during the by R, C, Marshall, Jr., had the to plead unpr f the ¢ thousands of dollars’ “une mitigated effronte paredr in we « tract | of ty r having built wh war camp contra joried in DAUGHERTY FLAYED FOR PROSECUTIONS the public press, posted as evil self discredit can that organizatio of the people tn tt wil Plans jotting acts under which war time camps were con ructed tinued .were the only 8 ch they could have been t properly in the time re quired. The form of the contracts he said, was identical with those gen erally empl in commercial work and contractors who it the camp: ce RT ES Tees ef