Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1923, Page 1

\ | RAIL PR Great Strussle Looms } )OTUDENT KILLED , if 4 iy Weather Forecast in extreme north portion. tonight. WYOMING: Partly cloudy to- night and Wednesday, probably rain ‘Warmer The Guaranteed Circulation of The Casper Daily Tribune Yesterday was 10,723 Che Casper Daily Cribune FINAL EDITION VOLUME VIE. CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923. NUMBER 175. IN “GLASS AUS 1S FOUND BURIED ON LAKE FRONT Mystery at Northwestern University Cleared Up by Gruesome Find Under Rocks of Pier CHICAGO, May 1.—Leigh- ton Mount, Northwestern university student missing since the September, 1921, class rush, whose skeleton was found on the Evanston lake front last night, was killed in the clags rush, Chief of Palice Leggett of Evanson today. “Mount's body was carried to the pler after his death and buried be- neath heavy stones,” Chief Leggett sald. “There could be no other ex- planation of the presence there of his ekeieton. “It is Ukely that Mount was killed accidentally during the class war in September, 1921, and that his body was hidden by students who were frightened as @ result of their haz- ing.” Both arms and hands, one foot and one lower leg are missing, the chief said, and the pier, beneath which the ske'eton was discovered, is being guarded by polite until «a complete search can be finished. Chief of Police Leggett and Pres!- dent Walter Dill Scott of the univer- sity met toflay to arrang- for the in- quest tomorrow. Chief Leggett an- nounced that the boys wo testified at the hearing held soon after Mourt's disappearance, would be among ‘hose summoned to testify, Besides the ske'eton, identified by the boy's mother through a belt buckle and fragments of a coat, the ehief exhibit for the inquest is a plece of rope about three feet long. found by the body. Students engaged in the class rush of '921 said today it was similar to the ropes given scores of under-class men for use in tying the hands and feet of members of the opposing class. The rope found by Mount’s boty ‘was not knotted, and gave no indica- tion of having been tied around the hands or feet of the skeleton, It was worn about half way through at spots about six inches apart. ‘The pier was walled in on three ‘sides, and pgiice said that precluded the possibility that the body might have been washed underneath by the lake waiters, An element of mystery attached to the disappearance of Mount as for ‘several days after he failed to re turn home students reported they saw him. Miss Doris Fuches, « girl friend. came forward with a story that the freshman had written her a note threatening to commit suicide. CLASS HONORS AT STAKE IN TRACK MEET The high school inter-class track meet will bo held at the high school immediately following the close of the day's session nt 8:30 o'clock. about 100 students wil take part in this meet which has drawn a great deal of interest from the entrants and from the students generally. No admission will be charged to the meet, it belng understood that the public 1s welcoi — Bandits Mak $2,000 Haul KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 1.—Five bandits held up the Commercial State bank in the Mount Washington sub- urb and escaped in an automobile with between $2,000 and $3,000. David A. Esty, cashler, and two women were in tha bank at the time, The bandits forced Esty into the vault, forced the women to hold up their hands ahd gathered up all cash in sight. 3 ey Midcontinent Independents and Stand-| ard Interests Aligned Against Each | Other for Finish Fight, Is Report NEW YORK, May 1.—A struggle for domination between opposing elements in the petroleum industry is seen by Wall Street, the New York World says today, with the Standard | Oil interests and a few other big refiners aligned against in- dependent companies operating chiefly in the mid-continent field. The total financing strength of the Standard Oil group 1s given as $592,000,000 by the paper, a committee of the United States and that of the Independents «8 senate, | $489,200,000. “It was reported that. the Independ- The offensive, which was behind) ents probably would take thelr cane | the general smash in prices on th®/to the department of justice claim.| New York Stock Exchange yester-\ing that Standard Oil, despite its day, the World says, has been se@h | dissolution, was still in a position to | by the street for three weeks. TH®) strangle ecompetition and that its objective, it is asserted, is the wreck:/ present attack on the Independe: ing of the inedpendents and the constituted a violation of the Sher- eventual control of the Mid-contin-| ran net.” \ ent field by the Standard Oil interests and their allies. ‘* “Recently gasoline prices have! been mubject to several cuts, always GE initiated by Standard Oil companies FREDRICTON, N. B., May 1. — and followed by the Independents,” the article says. “These cuts appear purely artificial to Wall Street, tor Floods which elready have caused damage estimated from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 in this province, contin- the reason that while consumption was increased enormously this year, ued today, causing considerable ap-| prehension. Mexican production has continued to} The St. John river swollen by the slump and the total supply of gaso- line available is relatively lower than} heavy rains, rose steadily. The pow- er station has been put out of com- last year. “For these reasons, tt {s sald that the price reductions both in gasoline and Calffornia crude ofl have been! made as a blow at the Independents. mission and it is feared the city wa- fight and the circnmatances’ behind |‘ *¥stem will be imperiled. {t believe that the combat had its in-| Millions of feet of lumber floated ception in antmosities and jealousies downstream toward the bay of Fundy that accompanied disclosures at the Twentyone bridges have been swept way it would be possible for the large Interests to take advantage of de- creasing Mexican yields and increas.) Ing consumption in this country to put the price of gasoline to almost any figure desired. “Some persons in touch with the ECT Wik L guroytil vu = If the Independents were out of the Tecent of] investigation conducted by .away. stone, Neb., early today, according to word received here. and may die of his wounds, it is stated. stone who stated that Allen was American League. At Boston— RH. E. Philadelphia ___002 002 000— 4 10 0| Boston -_______000 003 02x—5 11 1| Battertes — Ogden, Heimach and | Perkins; Ehmke and Picinich. R. H. E. St. Louls ---__.000 000 012—3 7 2 Chieago 000 311 00x— 5 6 2 Batteries — Rolp, Pruett, and Sev- ereld; Leverette and Schalk. Williams hit home run first half] of ninth, | At Detroit— R, i. E. Cleveland ._....021 0100—x x x Detroit -021 0100—x x x Batteries — Edwards and O'Neill; Francis, John and Woodall. At Washington— R. 000 Ol—x x x 202 00— x x x Batteries—Mays, Hoyt and Schang; Zachary and Gharrity, E.| National League. } New York— Brooklyn -... New York —— Batteries — Grimes Jobnson and Snyder. At Philadelphia— R. HL E. Boston ________310 00 00—- x x x Philadelphia —- __201 033 00— x x x Batteries — McNamara, Cooney, Watson and O'Neill; Hubbell, Behan and Henline. At Cincinnati— R HE. Ohicago 100 100 0—x x x Cincinnati. __.000 001 00—x x x Batteries — Dumovich and 0’Far rell; Kick and Hargrave. At St. Louis— R. H. E. Pittsburgh --____.002 00—x x x St, Louis -__-_. -_.000 00— x x x Batte Qooper and Schmidt; Sherdel and Alnsmith. SHERIFF IS SLAIN IN CAPTURE OF FUGITIVE Harold Allen, Wanted for Murder of Scottsbluff Policeman, Is Near Death from Wounds After Battle With Posse in Which Nebraska Officer Is Killed SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., May 1.—After a gun battle in which Sheriff Heyser of Ogallala, | Neb., was slain, Harold Allen, bootlegger, accused as the slayer of Policeman Albert Peter-| son of Scottsbluff, was captured at the Jack Pitts ranch, twenty-two miles north of Key- Allen was riddled with bullets | Alien will be taken to Ogallala immediately, according to the chief of police of Key- wounded seriously, The Torri “unit of the Wyo- ming Nation: cavalry was called out Monday | n to assist in the search for Allen, who was be- Meved to have been surrounded in the Goshen Hole country Of eastern Wyo- ming, across the ine from Mitche!l, Neb. Later he eluded the posse of armed men and was found to have headed back into Nebraska. Appeals were sent to federal and state officers in) both Nebraska and ‘Wyoming to assist in Allen’s capture. — Unique among the cities of Amer is Blythe, Cal. The place has a pop: ulation of 1,600, but no citizens by name of Smith or Jon: a of $445,630 was set. 1919, when {t reached $351,336, andr October 1920 when it reached $421,-| 039. April's building may be considered | to have shattered all records inas- Among mapy African races there are no words to indieate the time of | day. much as the other three “big| UNION ASSAILED | 9 ° ° ° ° 2 ° ?| BIG TRIAL OPENS | | BOULDER, Colo., May 1.—Trial of; obtaining employment on the rail | 4 t of Rufus|roads when he sed to be a mem | Ebe- Engg ote ae ber of the union organizations F. Jones against the Order of Rail through forfelture of his membership the Brother- way ConCucwrs and by non-payment of dues, In addi-| | hood of Railway trainmen. in which] tion to the damages, plaintiff asks| damages amounting to $200,000 are| for a permanent training order | sought, optned in district court here|against unions in their alloged effort | today. A jury has not yet been 80:}to keep him from work | |lected. It/!s expected that the triel| In the opinion of interested attor-| will requirp about three weeks, neya testimony during the trial wil Jones, f Denver and Interurban} disclose the practices of the railroad railway cqaductor and forn.er switch-|and the union named in the em-| man for the Colorado and Southern,| employes, as we'l as .touchig upon| asks $200/900 damages, alleging that|the ope:. shop and other labor ques-| as a rest of a conspiracy between | tions. the defentians he has lost $6,000 in| E. B. Grimm of Cedar Rapids wages anf his seniority rights as a|Iowa, general council for the order trainman. of Rail Conductors, {s here to He claims ho was prevented from|take personal charge of the defense.! | mammoth proportions. |a negro ALL RECORDS ARE BROKEN IN ~ APRIL FOR PERBIITS ISSUED TO - HOME BUILDERS, FIGURES SHOW Building permits in Casper during the month of April amounted to a grand total of $348,975, with 124 permits is- sued, making a larger amount of building than during any similar period since May of 1921. At that time the record At only two other times has the build- ing for April, 1923, been equaled. This was in October, nonths” always included a business’ buildin gthat raised the total to such The Midwest building that raised the total to such 000, furnishing the answer to the large total in May, 1921. ™he largest permit issued tn April was for $25,000. This was for a brick residence to be constructed by W. B. Maxwell. Another was for a $20,000 brick apartment to be erected by U. S. Miller, These were the two largest structures, while other per. mits called for $17,000, $15,000, and $10,000 buildings, while the majority of permits were under the $10,000 mark. ‘That this condition obtains !s look the subject as a sign that home ra in Cas per are increasing steadily. Many rsons of modest means are endeav- ng to get a foothold in a progres- sive city by building a suitable res! dence that will fost between $5,000 and $10,00¢ i ct Ea NEGRO SLAIN IN RIOTING. HELENA, Ala., May 1.—Falure of miner, to rece!ve check resulted in three men, inclu ing the negro, being killed, and two othera & nt out and so in barr ded hime: and fired by 2 posse, ich the ne ha dynamited {LAST COUNT IN TRIBUNE RACE IS PUBLISHED According to the rules of the cam- piign, the Ballot Box in The ‘Tri- bune's campaign has been locked and sealed and has been p'aced in the Wyoming National bank, where it twill remain until Saturday. Can didates and their friends are to drop their votes and subscriptions in the sealed ballot box from now on to the close. The standing cf every candidate, as it appears today, in- eludes every coupon, every sub- scription and every vote that hos been cast for publication up to and including Saturday night, April 28, ‘The votes as they appear today will remain unchanged from this time on until the final count by the judges, except in case of correc: tions of any errors that may exist. WARNING! Every candidate is urged to com pare his or her totals with the re cord of the Tribune. If the Trib: une’s count is not absolutely cor- rect, according to your figures and records, notify the campaign mana. ger immediate!y, so that proper corrections can be made ! :fo1e the close of the campaign. No corr tions will be made after Frida; Candidates MUST verify and at- test to the correctness of their count IMMEDIATELY. fo a an STEAMER BURNS. NEW YORK, May 1— The 4,000- ton steamship Haiti was towed into (midstream from her pier this after- noon after flames were discovered in her fireroom. She !s an of! burner. MAN MISSING, MURDER SEEN ‘Police at Aurora, Ill., Searching for Mrs. Warren J. Lincoln in Connection With Disappearance of Attorney AURORA, Il., May 1—Unexplained circumstances and a possibility of murder in connection with the disappearance of Warren J. Lincoln, a former attorney and prominent flori- culturist, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, caused po- \lice today to widen their search for him. John Lincoln, 20 years old, son of the missing man, was jtaken into custody and questioned.) cently he had made his «#on the | Police aro etill searching for Mrs.| beneficiary, substituting the boy's |Lincon and her brother, Byron|name for that of his wife, |Shoup, and a sandy-haired stranger, whom Lincoln had reported to police had been following him. Lincoln's disappearance yesterday |was discovered by his brother, Ed- | ward. Lincoln's night shirt and a | woman's glove were found tn @ well, |end his bungalow had been ransack- |ed. Near the house a pool of blood |was found and a nearby flower bed bore the imprint of a woman's heel. A bloodstained club was discovered near the pool of blood. Young Lincoln told officers that on the night his father disappeared he had been visiting e girl friend, Mary Collins, in Batavia, near here. | Police sald the girl aubstantiated his story. LITTLE BOY IS KIDNAPPED Mrs. Lincoln is Lincoln's second wife and he had started divorce - proceedings against her. Shoup was|, SCHNECTADY, N. ¥., May 1—The force which his father helped to har wness, radio energy, today was in search of Verner Alexanderson, six yoar old son of EB. F. W. Alexander- on, chief engineer of the Radio cor- Poration of America, who yesterday was kidnapped trom his home by an unidentified man, employed by Lincoln but after the filing of divorce proceedings both| Lincoln's wife and her. brother dis-| appeared. It was reported that she| had gone to Seattle The police concerned themaelvca with reports that Lincoln's life was insured for $10,000, and that re WORLD LONDON, May 1.—{By The Asso- ciated Pre European labor toasts itself today calling the world’s at tention to the importance of the worker as an economic factor and at tho same time setting forth his neces. Reports on the eve of May Day ‘om the capitais of Europe indicated that the holiday was expected to pass peacefully, marked by the usual quota of parades and demonstrations mary twenty-four hour strikes. Ger- man labor 1 particular has made plans to celebrate what it regards ns ts invaluable kindness to “passive ist in the Ruhr, while In Ingland, where labor's spokesmen 1ow constitute the opposition tn the and in some instances by the custo-| MAY DAY RIOTS LACKING CAPITALS QUIET House of Commons, parades and/structed “to take all messures neces. | meetings served to give vent to the|sary for guaranteeing protection of | ¥ "a protests. terroristic action” in tho rest of |. Twenty-four hour atrikes have| Germany the government found it- been voted by a majority of the in-| self har y im a position to thwart dustrial workers unions Paris,| labor's plana for e declaration of the but ° expect to be! ow of the part the workers gr need because of| h » fact that t ansport union has Day finds the} | decided to obse only @ ten minuto} paiiroad workers still at odds with | vacation, their employers, while tho situation | Italy celebrated its labor day on|in the ship building trades {s atill NTHUSIASTIC APPROVAL or U. §. Oil Control Aha. Your Uncle Now Begins to See the Light LAND AND BONUS BRANT OFFERED OY CHAMBER 5 AN INDUGEMENT Cash Sum to Be Deter- mined by Committee; Brooks and Ormsby Urge Co-operation A proposition to Ive the Wyoming North & South rail- road a right-of-way into Cas- per and any additional cash fund that the committee ap- Pointed by the Casper Cham- ber of commerce: be able to raise was read before an open meeting 9 fthe chamber this noon and was enthusiastically en dorsed by all the members Present with the condition that the Proposi- tion as prepared by the board of a. rectors might be changed tn any of alle by the board working to. ether with the com: from railroad company. an ote ed Cc. 8. Lake, chairman beara of transportation un its ProPicge or States O11 corporation; George ™. | Tuas, engineer for the railroad, and | Congressman James G. MeClintle of | lahoma were present at the meet | {ng today. Mr. Lake gave the rrinci- pal address of the occasion, Fe told something of the difficulties that had | Rest Srarctans and those which etilt | ned to linet saiheg Overcome in complet- Tho resolution | rectors has been | of the bonnt of a. worded tn’ such way as to protect both parties to the contract. It ts ent Tely possible that certain detalis wil! have to be chan; ed, however, before ty agreed on by the ral ghamber of commerce, "Te iM: meeting of the cham- ber of commerce held Tuesday, Ape i7, 1928, having unantmoualy recom, mended that the board of dtrectarn Proceed with such further negotis- “ong as they might deem best with several times in an attempt to arrive at a concrete proposition to submit to the railroad people. Your board, Thure. day, 26th day of April 1923, sub- mitted to C. 8. Laka, chief of board ut traneportations units of the Middle States Ol! corporation a propoattion which, if satisfactory to Mr. Lake and to bis principals, your board agrees to recommend to the mem- bers of the chamber of commerce. The proposition is as follows: That the chamber of commerce and the people of Casper secure a right of-way from a point on the Chieago and Northwestern Railway company's main line near the town of Mills over and upon certain lands and town lots in the town of Mi'ls, across the Platte river and to a point designated on land owned by Governor Carey, to sequire the land as agreed upon by the railroad people as necessary far freight yards, round house and other railroad facilities, which lands extend to @ point at or near tho eastern end of the Standard O!! company's tank farm, which tank farm js south of the Chicago and Northwestern Rallway company’s right of way as it leaves Casper, In addition, the peo- ple of Casper and the chamber of commerce to secure a right-of-way from such point to a point near the western end of the high school ath- letio field, at this point also to be secured approxtmately one-half block for freight and passenger depot pur- poses. This right-of-way would be atong tho north side of Raflroad ave- nue and would have to be seoured uncil, In addition additional cash funds as the solloiting committee or parties appointed for that purpose ean raise and pecure, “The at o pre subject arn land the rattro him, whitch comy |fifty.two acres ¢ © condition that | none of the }; plolted but be nd be e | used | t nono of It t or commercial or April 21, Rome’s birthday, and con-| sequently little t{terruption in the usual routine of and indus-| troubled. y 1—(By The Anno holiday t hout G Parades and assemblies hold In various parta of the cou | (Continued on Page Four.) fons of govern- has uble in Bi nt of that nounced that | an- purposes, 2, Governor shall oad and n Page Five) be and rev that —— oo nk A AL A