Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 6, 1923, Page 1

Casper Sunday OLUME 32. Refinery Worker § OAWER OF GAR FAILS TO STOP AFTER ACCIDENT Casper Police on Search For Violator; E. C. Miller Is Victim. E. C. Miller, of 1186 South Willow street, hn employe of the Standard Oil company at the local refinery, was knock- ed unconscious and his skull was fractured when he was hit by an unknown ‘motorist at the corner of David and Yellowstone ave- nue at 9 o'clock Saturday evening. ‘The driver of the car sped on with- out stopping. R. Hansard, who attended Dr. J. the injured man after he bad been taken to the hospital, reported that he had several broken ribs and an injured hip tn addition to the frac- ture of his skull. Miller has a family in Chadron, Neb., who have been notified of his misfortune. Police authorities are directing « search for the speeder which, if suc- cessful, probably will result in the filling of serious charges. No arrest had been made late last night but hopes are still held out that the vio- lator will be apprehended. Charles Martin, who is sald to have been with the injured man at the time he was struck end who lived with him at 1136 South Willow had not been located late Saturday, night, He is reported to. thave chased the car.in an effort to secure the number of the machine which struck his roommate. TAX REDUCTION IS HOW U.S. AIM J stn a May 5.—Tax re- duction is to be one of the major items in the administration's pro- gram in the next congress. The way was paved for carrying out this item when the budget bureau announced here today that a treasury surplus of 860,000,000 was in sight for the fis- cal year ending June 30. Recommendations to be submitted to congre: wil include, it was learned, a suggestion that surtaxes on incomes from $5,000 to $50,000 be materially reduced, and other sur- taxes be pared slightly A definate recommendation on businesa taxation also is to be included, to head off the demand for re-enactment of the ex- cess profits tax. Governors to Hold Meeting In Washington S MADISON, Wis. May 6.—Seven ‘lwest governors will sign a call for & progressive conference to be he'd in Washington, D. C., on rail- road and public utility questions be- fore June 1, it was reported here Sat- urday night- Senator LaFotlette, Governor, John J, Blaine and the entire Wisconsin Gelegation in the lower house of con- gress will take part and 20 gover- nors, mayors of important cities, at least 60 smators, and congressmen wM™ be aske@ to attend. Plans for a campaign against the Esch-Cummina act will be the princ!- pal feature of the conference, togeth- er with the beginning of a contest Against the present valuations of rail- roads, y . ‘Parmalee Gets Injunction to * Escape Arrest MEXIGO CITY, Mexico, May 8.— Mnited Press.)—A permaneyt injuno- tion has been granted Charles Par- melee, Sr., father of th four-yearo!d boy kidnaped from the children's home, This grants him permanent immunity from arrest in connection with the case, “I know nothing about the kid- Daping,” Parmales told the United Press. “It's a put up job against me. I do not know where the baby ww wey The Tribune Carries More Classified Advertising Than Any Paper in Wyoming MAIN NEWS SECTION TEN PERISH IN es ! ‘LOVE NEST’ | BUILDER IS MINUS WIFE} STEVENS POINT, Wis, May 5. || —(United Press)—Major Robert W. |! Connor, former mayor of Marsh- eld, under charges of disorderly conduct in Milwaukee for alleged maintenance of a “love nest” in that city, was divorced here today by Mrs. Florence G. Connor. The proceedings were started fol- lowing the arrest of the millionaire lumberman in Milwaukee on charges of supporting a “Mrs. Brown” in that city. Authorities claimed he was the father of “Mrs. Brown's three children. Judge Byron B. Parks heard the testimony of Mrs. Connor closeted tn his chambers with only attor- neys and court attaches present. Mrs. Connor, who is wealthy in her own name, was granted all- mony of $50 a week and custody of || the two children. STATE CHRISTIAN WILLMEET HERE MAY 11 10 10 All Sections of Wyoming to Be Represented at Third Annual Convention; Provisional Pro- gram for Gathering Announced. —— All sections , of the state mite represented at the third in Caibaree ay 11, 12 and great significance in religious circles‘and the executive com- mittee has received assurances of importance will be present. Experts trained in religious work wil address the sessions in addition to those of prominence in their re spective communities. ions will cover a wide range of subjects. Provision is being made for the entertainment of the visitors as well as for the convention proper, the pro- vistonal program of which follows for each of the three days: Theme; ;Loyal Service. Text: “Whatsoever He Saith Unto You, Do Jt."—John 2:6. Friday Afternoon, May 11. 5:00—Prayer service—State council and speakers, Ethlyn Christen- sen, state president, presiding. Friday Evening, May 11. 7:30—Song service, led by Mr. W. Roy Breg. 70—Devotional, led by Rev. David McMartin, missionary superin- tendent for the Presbyterian churches of Wyoming. 8:05—“Welcome.” For the city. For the churches. For the Endeavorers—R. R. Hildebrand, pastor, First Christian cHurch, Casper. 2:20—Response, Rev. Edwin A. Bell, state vice-president, Thermopo- ls Baptist church. 8:25—Presentation of registration banners, Mr. W. Roy Breg, southwestern secretary of the United Society of Christian En- . deavor, 8:40—Annonncements. Appointment of committees. 8:50—Special music. " 8:55—Address—"“Loyal _Service-Fel- lowship ‘Through Service.” + Clarence C. Mamilton, field representative of the Christian, Endeavor World. 9:25—Benediction. Fellowship hour. Joneph Richards, 15 years af age,| son of J, T. Richards of 822 North Jefferson street, Hes at the Natrona ; County hospital in a serious condl- tion from ‘Injurfes recetved when he was caught under a heavy rock while fishing’ on Garden Creek Saturday |'morning, The lad suffered a frac: tured pelvig’ and interna! Injuries. Dr M Keith, tho attending physiolan, stated last night that un. til suffic'ent time has elapsed for complications to develop it would be impossible"to determine his exact condition, At last reports he was resting satisfactory and every hope is held out for his recovery. The youth in company with two other Boy Scouts of Troop 13 were fishing about two miles above Camp | Unknown Crypt Believed to Hold Secret of Death | launched a BOY SCOUT CAUGHT UNDER ROK ONOIION 1S REPORTED SEROUS ZEARCH MADE FOR FIRST HIDING PLACE OF SLAIN STUDENT'S BODY Caused by Northwestern Hazing; Highest Authorities Take Charge of Probe. CHICAGO, May 5.—(United Press).—An unknown crypt where the body of Legihton Mount, Northwestern Uni- versity freshman, was placed by hazers who killed him, is believed tonight by Coroner Oscar Wolf to hold the secret of the youth’s death. z After reconstructing a detailed theory that Mount was slain by ‘torture, even though Ceath| chamber, the coroner is positive that may not have been intended, Wolf| it will then be easy to !earn the iden-| Uty of the slayers, who, he asserts,! were participants in an over zealous class war. The fact that Mont's body was hicden elsewhere before being placed in a Lake Michigan pier, where it! was found, will be established by two special p'er guar’, who sald the hole ably a cellar or an underground through which the body was lowered} did not appear for some time after |1921 freshman-sophomore c’ass rush.| } believes students hid the body for] days or possibly weeks before finally | disposing of it. if he can find such a place, prob- The highest authorities of Chicast and Northewtsern university assum: ed charge of the probe tonight. While | President Walter Dill Scott of the) university appeared before Wolf and placed at the latter's disposal all uni vers'ty records, State's Attorney, Robert EB. Crowe wired subordinates | to halt the investigation until Mon- day. At that time Crowe, now in West Baden, will assume personal | charge. Disclosures gained from students under questioning today included an assertion by Byron Coon that J. Al- len. Mills, president of the freshman class in 1921,.went about the campus} armed during the fatal inter-cliss/ rush. Mills was describea by students as a carefree “devi-may-care" youth, “We begged Mills to discard the gun,” Coon said, “He wouldn't pay any attention to us.” Mills left the university some time after the class fight and authorities are now trying to locate him as a much desired witness in the probe. Several students today reluctantly admitted, according to Thomas Peden and Edgar A. Jones, assistant state's attorneys, tah thoth freshmen and sophomores were “out for blood” the night of the fight. The feeling was Ceclared to have been transformed into a spirit of recklessness when | freshmen bound Arthur Persinger, a sophomore and lashed him to a pier. Fraternity brotkers of Persinger were bitter in denouncing the act. In the fighting that followed, groups | of freshmen and sophomores fought and maneuvered about the streets, ducking each other by the dozens in| Take Michigan. Many were picked} up bodily and thrown In WAVY CREWIS RACE VICTOR Seer PRINCETON, N. J., May 5.—Befote| ie ‘AGO, Chile, May 5.—Restor-!, gala crowd of house party guests deayor convention»to be held 18. The gathering will be of that delegates from all places Saturday Morning, May 12. 7:00—Life work recruit breakfast. 7:830—Song service, led by C. C. Hamilton. 8:45—Quiet hour. 9:00—Denominational conferences: Baptist—Rev. W. F. Ripley, director of religious educa- tion for the Baptist churches ‘ot Colorado and Wyoming. Christian—Rey. A. O. Kuhn, regional secretary for Rocky Mountain district of| the United Christian Mis-| sionary soclety. | Congregational—Rev. Franklin| J, Estabrook, western district | secretary of the Congrega-| tional Education soclety. Presbyterian—Rev. Walter M.| Irwin, western district secre- (Continued on Page Two.) No Deaths From | Late Earthquake In Chile Region’ ation of communication with the and visitors, a powerful Navy crew Atacama region, shaken Friday night swept to a great victory over the by an earthquake, relieved the anxi-|fighting Princeton and Harvard ety of authorities tonight who feared jeights on Lake Carnegie today. The @ repetition of the November disas-|margin of victory for midshipmen ter. More than 1,000 were killed then. over the Tigefs was six lengths with But so far ax has been ascertained, the Crimson another two lengths be no one was killed Frifay. Though|hind, ‘The time for the winner over much damage was done to property |1% mie course was 10 minutes bes in the region. seconds. Princeton being timed in Portions of bulldings left standing minutes 36 and two-fifths seconds. from the last quake was wrecked. jana Harvard in 10 minutes 42 two: Landslides were reported in the Se- fifths seconds, co ID. W. W. of San | | Pedro Reject | | Work Proposal, | SAN PEDRO, Cal., May 5.—(By the) United Press)—Refusing the request| lof Captain ©. T, Connell, Los Angeles Corso} sigy = OR Siornin 4nd WYOMING WEEKLY REVIEW CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1923. || ONE ‘BEST’ BANKER IS ‘POOR’ BET COLUMBIA CITY,’ Ind@,, May 5 (United Pess.—Thomas L. Hil- feband, ‘the best banker in north- trn Indian,” was under arrest to night because he was ‘too good.” Hildebrand, cashier of the First National bank of Columbla City, trusted emp'oye of the Bank for nearly a quarter of a century and alway known as the man who lived within his means, was declared short in his accounts by more than $350,000. After the shortage was discov- fred, he aided in checking up the oooks, turned over all his personal funds and property to make good the deficit, and then waited at the home of his mother here, with whom he lived, for arrest. Depositors. according to bank of- rials, trusted Hildebrand to make Investments for them. They turned over the money to him personally without question and accepted snly his personal receipt in return. Many of the investments turned out worthless, officials charge, and the depositors held the bank res pons'ble. Personal loans made by Hildebrand to friends also made up a part of the loss. The misappropriations were all declared to have occurred on the personal records of the cashier and none on the records of the bank. BOY HERO IN BIG ROBBERY TURNS THIEF CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 5.—(By United Press.—William Petre, boy hero of the sensational $53,000 Bed- ford, Ohio, bank robbery in October, 1920, today admitted, police said, taking $41,727.75 from the Cleveland Trust. company where he was em- ployed, as a reward for his herojc work in the Bedford ho!dup. After a three-day grilling by bank officials and police, young Petfte admitted he pocketed the cash just before leaving one of the company's branch banks last Wednesday night, authorities sald, Col. Leonard P. Ayres, vice pres- ident of the company and a party of bank officials, at the ditection of Petre, dug the gold money from un- der a private garage, where Petre to'd them he had buried it in crack- er-tins. Petro, a few years ago was hailed all over the country as the “boy bank robbery hero.” He was then 19 and a clerk in the Bedford bank, a branch of the Cleveland Trust company. On October 21, 1920, six bandits entered the bank and drove the clerks into a back room. Petre was the first to get his hands on a gun, and opened fire. He wounded one of the bandits and received a wound in the hand, But Petre's bravery gave the gen- eral a’arm and the bandits scooped up all the money tn sight and fied into the street, where they were fired on by citizens with riot as. One bandit waa kiled and threo bandits and five citizens wounded. Only ¢leven miles from Cleveland, it was one of the most sensational bank holdups in Ohio history. In recognition of his bravery the trust company promoted Petre, moved him to a branch institution in Cleveland and deposited $2,500 in his bank account. Despite a vigorous protegt by Col. Ayres that no charge be made against Petre, police late tonight ar- rested him on a wararnt charging theft. ——-. BIROSEYE PASS STIL MUDDY BUT PSSHBLE ~ FOR AUTO, Is REPORT lrepresegtative of the department of} _ rg ek Rotary when the accident cocurred.|jabor, that they go back to work | TERR MOROLT Wr, May. 5— Richards was sitting on a rock wh'ch |r, W, W. marine transport workers| Birdseye Pass, five miles south of here gave way and precipitated a small |tonight, by a vote of 3 to 1, Indicated | aia ots Seeds Kaseih skiet ties mast landslide, “A largo boulder roltod/thele intentidn of eantinuing the) (Curl te eee ae eee, Was opened across his hip in the fall and he was/atrike against the ship ofvners asso-| , picked up helpless. lolation, * | C’arence Hooser, a companion, | | carried news of the accident to CAMP | | Rotary and Scout Execut've H. Roe At the hour of going, to pros || Bartle and Scoutmaster J. H, Hutch:|} thig, morning the Judges were still ison acoompanied five boys from the|# counting votes in the big Tribune | | camp to the scene, Constructing @/f auto contest, with no prospect stretcher out ‘of their staves, the] that the result would be known boys transported thetr wounded com-|] for several hours. rade two miles in this manner and) As soon as the result Is defl- foaded him into a truck belonging to} nitely known, it will he posted on Road Supervisor Brie, who brought|| The Tribune bulletin board, and him to Casper, He was rushed | ® compléte list of the winmers the hospital here and has recelved|| published In Monday's paper, | every attent’on, [ns ee Thursday for the first ttme this sea: son and cars are now going both ways. rs Some grief is encountered jn mak- Ing the trip because of snow and mud, but a few days will remedy this and the highway will be in its usual condition, according to an- nouncement of Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce. on PRINCETON DEFEATED. PRINCETON, N, J., May Yule .track team defeated P here today by a score of 16 2-3 to 58 1-3, Sri MAIN NEWS SECTION ffers Fractured Skull, Auto Speeder Escapes UNCLE SAM OKUMOMA TD. foxcoe san WAR ON CRIME) “S30 Governor Would Make It } unier peer Seat Ge OS sont Model of Law Enforce- WASHINGTON, May 6—aAll ment, Say Reports. available prohibtion will be mo. bilized in New York to uphold the eighteenth amendment and Vol stead law {f Governor Smith signs the repeal of the state enforcement law passed yesterday by the leg- OKLAHOMA Bas | CITY, May islature. | taiitthd eee lab oanbis: «gucns Prohibition Commisstoner Haynes pe | announced today that the govern } Cees Geclared.) War on crime in| ment would not pehmit prohibition ahoma, Inst of the “wi'd west"|{ enforcement to lag in New York states, tonight. because ‘of non-cooperation by Oklahoma, long reported rendez.|f State and city police in law en- forcement. In line with the an- nounced policy of cleaning out bootleggers and rum smugglers everywhere, Haynes will concen- trate his strongest and most efft- clent forces in New York, deter- mined to demonstrate the govern- ment's ability to cope with the sit- uation without state ald. In addition, a test is likely to be made of the state's respons! bility in helping to uphold federal laws. If New York police refuse co-operation when it is requested, action to determine their right to refuse assistance to federal vous of bandits and law breakers, | Wil become a model of law enforce-| ment under p'ans of the picturesque | governor under way. | More than 200 women have been| arrested by Special State officers in | 4n initial raid on “shack towns” in| the heart of the Tonkawa oll fields| on charges of gambling, immorality and violation of Prohib'tion laws, Governor Walton was advised today. | “This is just the start of a state! wide drive to rid the state of boot-| leggers and bandits,” declared “‘Goy-! ernor Jack.” | FRANCE AND BELGIUM REFUSE TO QUIBBLE, REJEGT GERMAN OFFE Flat Refusal of Proposition for Reduction in Reparations Total and Method of Payment _ Forwarded to Berlin by Allies. agents probably will be institut- it was indicated here. ed, BY WEBB MILLER, (United Press Staff Correspondent). PARIS, May 5.—France and Belgium will send to Ger- many a flat refusal of her latest reparations offer. The note is in answer to Germany’s proposal that she pay thirty billion marks, with the alternative that a commiss: ion arbitrate the reparations dispute, as suggested by Secretary of State Hughes. The allied refusal probably will result {n resignation of Chancellor Cuno and formation of a new govern- ment, which will make another offer. Meanwhile the French remain in the Ruhr. The French argue that to accept the Hughes plan would constitute at lesst an indirect moral repudiation of the Versailles settlement. If the reparations commission is to be over- ruled by an international group, then Germany would logically seek a similar “high court’ on any other ruling of a league body. The note expresses the hearty ac- cord of France and Belgium regard- ing Germany's new offer. Premier Poincare forwarded his original text to Belgian Foreign Minister Jaspar for suggestions and Jaspar endorsed | it fully . England ts considering the poasi- bility of sending a note on the ques-| tion, it is understood. Britain dops not wish to contradict the stand of France, but wishes, if possible, to make her position clear as soon as possible. Alternative plan settlement is being considered by Poincare and Jaspar, it is learned. This may be ready by May 15 and if it meets with the favor of the two Premiers tt will be then transmitted to the other allies. France wants more money, sub- stantial guarantees and definite as- surances that she cannot be attacked by Germany for generations. See FRENCH FIGHT | LIQUOR RULE BY A. L. BRADFORD. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 5.—Tho first of several expected protests by for. elgn powers against the recent. quor ecision of the United States su- preme court reached the American government tonight from France. Ambassador Jusserand, the French envoy here, acting on instructions from Premier Poincare, today con- ferre® with Secretary of State| Hughes, and in an exoended confer-| ence set forth the views of his gov-! ernment, which, while not in the form of a written note, was in the nature of a protest, KING’ PURNELL PROBE CONTINUES EEN” WARY WILL BE GRILLED of reparations JOSEPH, Mich. May Authorities who freely predicted | (United Press)—Charges that “King”! that “the end of the House of Bay | Benjam'n Purnell emulated the rul-| is in sight," declared ean pe ing ancients, and he'd court in “re rel oh 9 10 “ eek ta at yhathe: “Cort gal splendor” while surrounded by a — Fie cay sce Ai fede te , ty dl i em of virgins’ will be probed | ° ‘ r legally week by Judge Harry Dinge: oy . | ‘man, ‘ollowing days of testimony by for. | Judge Dingeman, who 1s conduct-|™mer cult =m that Purnell Jing the one man’ jury probe into| Preyed on the virginity of gira in | charges of immorality in the House thele teen with his strangs “purifica lof David, will summon -"Queen ay ue sue ba sss ase ire Mary,” wife of Purnell, to testify} 5 day w center directly abo’ to the Jnnermost secrets of the rulers ne, thvoty Ws tas eoIey It was de of the cult, clar at Francis Thbrp, one of the “Queen” Mary wil face Mrs. Hazel | “Pillars” of tho cult will a'so be sum-| Mae Wuerth, nemesis of the colony | ™oned to teatity and special advisor to Dingeman.| As the a os the hearing, Judg who charges that Mary “vamped''| Dingeman will decide whether te Benjamin, causing him to discard) *Urn indictinents against Purnell, | his first wife and her small baby, | (Continued on Page Two) |the north stope of NUMBER 41. ADO MINE EXPLOSION gy Cribune — BODIES OF TWO ARE RECOVERED BY CHEW OTHERS BELIEVED DEAD Aguilar Mine Visited by Another Tragedy in Gas Explosion Entomb- ing Many Workers. PUEBLO, Colo., May 5.— Two bodies have been recov- ered at 8 o’clock tonight from the north slope of the south- western mine of the Rocky Mountain Fuel company at Aguilar, Colo., where a gas explosion occurred this afternoon at 1:45 o'clock. Hight men are still in the mine, and it is thought that there is no chance of their being alive. The bodies recovered were those of John Konaskakis and John Soupaginis, both Greeks. The bodies were recovered 1,800 feet from the mouth of the mine. Rescue workers state ‘that the bodies Were found 300 feet past the first wreckage in the mine which they penetrated with difficulty. The gas is so bad in the mine that the rescue workers were at first only able to remain in the mine from eight to ten minutes even when wearing their masks. The mine fan machinery is in operation and the rescuers can now remain in the mine for thirty minutes at a period. ‘The United States government res- cue car from ‘Trinidad ts at the :*Robert McA'lister, chief mine inspector of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company and George Parker of the rescue crews of the same com- pany are at the mine aiding in tha work. Rescue crews include the C F. Berwind, Colo., the Royal mine crew, the Jewell mine crew an dthe Empire mine crew, all from nearby camps. They are re- eving each other in regular periods. Rescuers assert that they wif reach the remainder of the men dur- fig the night. Morgan Willfams, superintendent of the wrecked mine, says that only ten men were caught in the explo- sion. Thirteen men were in the mine at the time of the explosion, but three escaped injury and were able to walk from the mine, Bothes of the men recovered are tad!y mangled, it is thought that all of the men now In the mine are burled under the debris. The bodies recovered are burned from the ex- plosion. PUEBIA, Colo., May 5. — Twelve men were entombed in the southwest mine of the Rocky Mountain Fuel |company, three mflea out of Aguilar, Colo, when working an upper seam an explosion took place at 1:45 p. m Saturday. Three of the men escaped from the mine, the other nine be Ing unable to do so and thelr fate being unknown to those who at- tempted to rescue them Saturday afternoon. The explosion occurred in the southwest mine which the nine entombed men were working at the timd. the other three men John Mascar, Philtp Lo- pez an@ Pete Ronco were at work in the upper seam and mado thelr escape soon after the explosion oc- curred. What caused the catastrophe is unknown, but it was believed it was a gas explosion. As quickly as possible rescue crews were taken to the mine from other mines in the vie- inity and from the C. F. and I. mines at Trinidad. The government rescue car, which was at Trinidad was rushed to the scene of tho disaster to assist in the search for the men en- tombed. The southwest mine ts prac- 29 miles northwest of Trin!- tleatly dad. At 4 p. m., Saturday none of the rescue parties had attempte¢? to get into the workings and it was not known whether the nine men left there were alive or had died in the explosion. The men ‘ombed: John Konistakis, Camdela P. F McKenna, Tony R Ga’ Soupagur PUERTO, Colo., Ma At 10:20 been recovered fro: he = mine of the Ro Mov at 145 this afternoon, Twe mfne rescue crews f mines have arrived on the scene and are atding in the w There are now about 40 trainee men working in 90 minute shifts within the wreck ed workings. Mo: ard in charge of the United States mine rescue car now on the me in act of t out for the res matning el working rescue work, no bh mbed in the +