Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 22, 1923, Page 1

\ Weather Forecast WYOMING—Cloudy tonight, prob- ably rain southeast portion. Wed- nesday generally fair. Not much change in temperature. LN | VOLUME VII. DISTILLERY PTURED TRIO. | CH BOAST OF MANY. ~ [WOR GRIMES Two Found Suffering! From Wounds Receiv- ed In Late Gun Fight CHICAGO, May 22—Three | confessed members of a band} of 20 distillery bandits, all! former United States cavalr: men, who battled with guards last Tuesday night in an attempt to rob the Les Samuels distillery at Deathsville, Ky., were captured at Waukegan, Ill, late last night. Two were suffering from se- vere buckshot wounds received in the engagement. The men boasted to police that the band had plundered numerous other distilleries, saying that thousands of gallons seized in the raids have furnished Chicago's chief rum sup- ply since prohibition became effec- tive. They were arrested after one of the men had summoned Dr. Florence Btone, a woman doctor, to a shack on the outskirts of Waukegan to at- tend two men who he said were in! serious condition from gun shot, wounds. Dr. Stone notified: the po- lice and the wounded men, who| had taken to an automobile, were caught shortly after a few miles from the shack, They gave the names of W. A. Roby, Peter Walker and Marion Hall. Roby and Walker are wound- ed, the former perhaps fatally. Walker said in a signed confes- sion: “We three are members of a mob of twenty men who have been stick- ing up distilleries in Kentucky ever since prohibition closed them down. We were all members of a cavalry unit during the war and found no other way to earn a living afterward, so we agreed to stick together in ,7this ‘racket.’ I don't know how many distilleries we have stuck up; maybe twenty, maybe thirty. They came so tast we lost count. It was easy work from start to fin- ish, We'd simply surround the Places at night. Half of us would round up the watchmen and guards with our army automatics, bind and! gag them then roll them into the} basement while we loaded the stuff on trucks, “Then we'd start to Louisville to transfer it to carload lots for Chicago. “We got twenty barrels in a stick- up of Harry Samuel's distillery at! Deathsville six weeks ago. I guess we made a mistake in tackling the Les Samuels place so soon after- To AES Te SSRN etn ten TEE ‘STANLEY BALDWIN. WARRANTS WILL COST ‘TEN SPOT’ It 1s going to cost c'tizens of Cas- per $10 in order to get a warrant is- sued hereafter, according to the statement of Alexander Nisbet, chief of polles who viewed with d'sgust three different cases In po- lice court where the complaining witnesses did not appear against the defendants. The cost has been five dollars. Judge John A. Murray had only one course which was to dismiss the cases. It was brought out by City Attor. ney Robert N. Ogden that whenever the city issues a warrant and goes to the trouble to apprehend the pers+ son for whom the warrant is issued, it would only be the part of a good citizen to appear against the defend. ant in the case, COUNCIL OKEHS IMPROVEMENTS New Paving, Assessment Reduction in District 3. and Water Bonds First on Program of Monday Meeting Among the outstanding things which came up before the city council at its regular meeting last night were the pro- posals to create new paving districts, to reduce the assess- ment in District No. 8 aswrdered by Judge C. 0. Brown-re- cently, to float a water and sewer bond issue of $275,000 in the near future, and to take out liability insurance so that the city would be protected fromy!8 for sewer improvement. Thirty damage sults resulting from acci-| days’ notice will be given before the dents and similar causes. matter is voted on. The assessment in District No. 3| The need of such an issue is very amounted to $16,940. The district) apparent. ‘There are many additions! takes in a portion of the city south| Which need water and which “can-| of Railroad avenue. Judge Brown| not be supplied until such money ts) fssued a court order to the effect| raised. that the city should collect only 60! Munfctpal Uability insurance for! per cent of the assessment which! $50,000 and for $10,000 property; was originally levied. damage was authorized by the coun: This order followed the case which| cll. It will cost $1,482. Several the citizens took to the district court.| claims have come before the city The city appealed several other simi-| during the past year by persons who lar cases to the state supreme court,/ have asked a financial adjustment. notably the case of District No. 4,| It is thought that by this insuranco| and had reversed the decision of| the city will saye money since it will| Judge Brown, in this case it was, be up to the insurance company to settle the claim in case the city is sued and ts forced to pay damages. A storm sewer district covering & great portion of the southwest section of the city will probably be} created in the near future. First progress toward this end was mark ed last night when the council or- dered the matter to be investigated thought advisable not to follow this course of action, The property own-| ers, therefore, will have to pay only) half the original assessment. | A special meeting of the council will be held this week to go further into the matter of putting the water bond issue up to a vote of the peo- ple. Just how large the issue will ward. They were prepared for us (Continued on Page Four.) TURKS UP SPAN AT ADRIANOPLE Athens Thrown Into Consternation by| Dynamiting Following Threat of Rupture in Peace Negotiations ATHENS, May 22.—(By T ish troo: os oni the Maritza river connecting A news caused consternation here. Later reports weer that the struc- ture, known as the Diamandl bridge, had been mined by the Turks in LAUSANNE, May 22.—(By declaration of Foreign Minister Alex- | ondris of Greece that his nation, hav- | 28 decifed to pay no indemnity to| Turkey, would withdraw from the | Near East conference this week if| the Angora delegates persisted in| their demands for reparations, has; created a fresh crisis in the peace hegotiations, M. Alexandria told tho foreign cor- respondents that “if the Turks pro- Pose to resume the war to obtain an | then Greece accepts the! My government,” he continued has determined to withdraw from the conference next Wednesday or| ps are reported to have blown up the bridge over) BANDITS CONFESS GUILT in Fire First picture taken at the scene of the South Carolina destruction of the schoolhouse is shown, only a few piles of bricks remain ing, The Casper Daily Tri CASPER, WYA., TUESDAY. MAY 22, 1923. emnzors tT PAS 1e SLAYER FOUND GUILTY BY JURY 22 LAKE ANDES, Minn., May Frank Wilcox, charged with sla: William Kemery, near Geddes, S. D., tragedy after bodies of 76 persons had been taken How Fire Occurred AUDIENCE OF 4\400 PERSONS ie. 4 oa 7 NEA oe ¢ met x6 Pale [7 Oil. LAMP WHICH FELL STARTING FIRE ENTRANCE Yj and a report to be made. This part of the city will also be included in| a paving district if the objectors are not too numerous. The council passed a resolution signifying its In-| tention to create such a district last) night. | The council also announced its n-| tention of creating a paving district on Fifth street from McKinley to Jackson street. The proposition of graveling a street near the Casper View addition which was requested by the See Ben Realty company was referred to the street and alley committee. The contract for the erection of the fire tower was let to J. E Crump, low bidder. Mr. Crump’s | bid was $6,272. The plans for this tower were drawn by the firm of Dubois and Goodrich. The tower will be used for the firemen to drill on. It is one of the things which are needed in \Casper so that the fire in- surance rate may be kept as low as possible. The Casper Motor club's plan for operating the tourist camp was ac- cepted. The city will consequently accept the financial responsibil! for the operation of the camp. The Mountain Realty and Title corporation was given permission to tap the city water mains for water to be used in public improvements and building work now being contem- plated. . Defects in the addition to th county hospital now under construc- tion were brought to the attention of the council by Robert N. Ogden, city attorney. According to Mr. Og- den the {solation hospital makes no} provision for cooking nor for steril-| ization, A report by Dr, J, F, O'Donnell showed that the water at present used in Casper and which comes| from the Platte river tn of good grade | trom a chemical standpoint and that it {s good also for drinking purposes | be is not definitely known yet, but the 00. The $75,000 BLOW he Associated Press_)—Turk- drianople and Karagath. The readiness for emergencies, was de- stroyed during a thunderstorm when| it was apparently struck by light: ning. It was not a railway bridge. The Associated Press.) —The | Thurscay when the indemnity ques-| tion comes up fn a plenary session, if Turkey insists upon an unjust po sition or any effort is made to free Greece to accept this position.” He said he though* that “if the! worst comes to the worst, the Greek army will be able to defend its hon- or.” “Turkey seems to feel that Greece| was beaten in the war and thereforo| owes an indemnity,” he said. “But is a grave error, as Greece was mere- ly beaten tn batt'e in Asia Minor and were suspended by an armistice| inasmuch as !t is frequently examin- The women wei taken to the Hon es | not Honn Recents ay which Greece is trying to transform] ed and ts chlorinated to the neoeas-| Women's Christian Association hosp Mra, ‘urtin has lived in Casper for into peace.” sary extent. tal Inst night where they were ape some time and ts well known here, |Flames Lcked ‘the “Topsy Turvy.” schoolroom comedy, became a grim tragedy when 76 men, women and children, lost their lives in the fire that swept the little Cleveland S. C., schoolhouse while commencement exercises were being held Two acts of the play had been presented. The audience, consisting of proud mothers, fathers, relatives and friends, was chatting happily about the success of the performance. Backstage the young student actors were receiving congratylations of their teachers and principal. They were ready to go on with the big scene. al Suddenly one of the oil lamps fell andi smashed on the floor of the im provised stage. As it exploded blazing kerosene splashed on the crowd flimsy props and the curtains that served as scenery Child actors tried to stamp them out, But the fire spread too rapidly. In a twinkling there was a rush for the door—the only way out. Some succeeded in getting through the narrow ha!l and down the wooden | | stairs, But ag the crowd jammed on the landing, the weight became too great; and the stairs collapsed, Some were impaled on the jagged bits of banister left standing; others were crushed by the bodies of those falling on top of them; most were burned. A few leaped from the second-story windows. But most of those who perished were trapped in the room where they sat. Efforts of those who escaped to ald those gtill in the building were, for the most part, fruitless. Several fathers who reached the open and returned to seek their children who had been on the stage, were burned to death trying to rescue them. MRS. CURTIS, WIDOW OF LATE OIL MAN, SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN AUTO [S HIT BY TRAIN Mrs. Harriet Curtis, widow of the late Frank G, Curtis of Casper, was seriously injured at-Jackson crossing, James- town, N, Y., last night when her auto was struck by a train, | according to a wire recelved here this morning by Ernest The wire also} Marquardt of the New York Oil company, stated that Miss Harnden, cousin of Mrs, Curtis, was jn the var and waa injured, ed upon, Later word of thelr cond! March 26, was found guilty of first degree murer /yesterday. Kemery, who was 17 years old, was the victim of a feud between two families, His death came as a result of a quarrel over a quantity of corn, Plan Filed For River Project Of Henry Ford WASHINGTON, May 22.—Detatled plans for the development proposed by the Ford Motor company on the Missisaippi river between St. Paul and Minneapolis were filed with the federal power commission today by | engineers and attorneys representing Henry Ford, with an application for @ permanent license covering the project. from the smoliering debris. Complete | ————<——— $275,000 FOR | WATER PROJECT Reservoir Estimated at $75,000 Included | in City Plans,Chamber of Commerce Forum Meeting Is Told Today | The plan of the city council to put to a popular vote a | $275,000 bond issue for water and sewer extension which | will include a $75,000 reservoir, was explained to the mem- bers of the Casper Chamber of Commerce-at- its luncheon. | this'noon by Sylvester F. Pelton, chairman of the water com- | mittee of the council. Mr. Pelton discussed in detail the the idea of furnishing water to the a'f- handicaps under which the city 1s Ia- ferent additions. ‘The Rey. Cromer | | bor'ng at the present time in this mat-y stateq that housing dacttiities are |ter. Casper has two reservoirs arid! creaty overcrowded at the present two pumps. ne of the reservoirs, ac-| f i | me end that the sooner pape can| | cording to Mr. Pelton has a leakage! re intiuenced to move to tha addi Left le ce ysl one Gf the! tions the better, for such action would | pumps has just been repatred at con-| irevent congention | siderab‘e expense. | A water supply that would last only] 4" obtection to what he termed ‘a fourth of a day 1f it yere suddenly |® “makeshift” system was raised by shut off is all that the city can boast oks who suggestei of said Mr. Pe'ton. The present pump-| ‘bat competent engineers be employed | | ing expenso amounts to $1,100 | t® make a thorough survey of all the sree I ble ways by which Caspur might The speaker showed that the city euppiied with water and to report council is endeavoring to work out|°" the same before anything were an that will meet the emergency | 2"¢ Mr.Pelton met this with the state ment that Casper needs an emergency supply at the present time and that the investigation discussed by the| governor would take several months. At the meeting today an election of five members f the board of direc tors of the Casper Motor club took place, W. J. Bailey, J. B, Barnes. Lew M. Gay, J. 8. Mechling, and W F. Wilkerson were elected. A request that the team workers on chamber of commerce drive should meet at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at chamber headquarters to make a final clean-up of membership was is-| sued by E. P. Bacon chairman of the| drive today. Casper and at the same time to do sometning toward a perm anent supp'y. The only method that seems practical, according to the counc'lman, is to build the reservoirs in a series. tem would en- > This sy able the city to supply a pressure of 100 pounds to all points within it and at the same t sure within t ne to keep the pres Umit. To build too voir at too high an ele. d make a greater pressure than the pipes would stand, The Rev. J. M. Cromer enphasized BALL SCORES FINAL EDITION “NUMBER 193. NAMED PREMIER OF BRITAIN APPOINTMENT I SURPRISE, LORD CURZON TURNED DOWN 8Y LABOR Conservatives Pick Suc- cessor to Bonar Law With View to Keep- ing Labor Party Paci- fied. LONDON, May 22.—(By The Associated Press.) — Stanley Baldwin is Great Britain’s new prime minister. He actepted the premiership offered him this afternoon by King George. Mr. Ba’ experience period of political one of the shortest who havo s among British statesmen attained this goal of thelr’ ambitions, as it is only within the last few years that he has been prominent in poli ties and only in the last few months become at all a commanding figure. The solution of the premiership Problem thus suddenly thrust upon the country is regarded as unques- tionably ‘a keen disappointment to Lord Curzon who, two days ago, was ded a'most certain to suc- 1 Mr. Bonar Law in the office va- by that statesman Sunday be- cause of {Il health. The foreign sec retary, however, pointed to as a victim of circum: nee and not as be- ing passed over because of any lack of ability and certainly not from any lack of experience. The sudden rise of the labor party to the position of the official opposi: tion in the house of commons h made a prime minister tn’ the houss ef lords almost an impossibility, La- hor is without a single representative in the upper chamber and with the Premier in the house of lords, the op- position party w be unable to meet him in debate or confront him with questions, which !s one of the strongest prerogatives of the opposi- tion. This would have created a alt uation unknown to parliamentary his- tory {n modern times The conservative leaders, or at feast the small number of them who are in town, were engaged in confer- ences last night and this morning but kept under cover carefully that th unable to dis- cover the abouts, as new pers were wher Meanwhile communications by tele- graph I were exchanged With those leaders who were out of the ety y the holidays, and phone ov After agreeing among themselves that Mr. Baldwin should be selected for the premiership, the lenders, it made known thelr wishes re- succ ession to King because the king advice as he was unable the outgoing prime min- he king was in nowise bound k that advantage but {t !s consld- toa ered wholly unlikely they thrust {t upon him unrequested. At labor part quarters a atate- ment was im saying all shades of thought in the Iabor movement (Continued on Page Four.) American League, At Detroit R. H. E. Philadelphia ~-000 911 010-3 7 0 Detroit - 051 010 OOx—4 9 2 Batteries Harris, Helimach and TWO OF R. HL E. --090 000 200-2 9 2 -100 001 Olx—3 6 2 Batterles — Bhmke and H. Picin- Batteries — Zahniser and Gharrity; | Danforth, Rut and Severeid, National League, | At Boston— Chicago 800 003 02-8 14 8 | Boston -100 009 100-2 4 0 Batteries — Adrige and Hartnett; JERSEY CITY, N. J., May jand Patrolman Clarence Wear shot and killed today and Lieu man James Walton were seric R. HW. FE. BANDIT KILLS FICERS IN GUN FIGHT of Tear Bombs ich; Uhle and O'Neill |New. Yous <./< 000 o10 Aye : ‘ rade 2 Fema and Saag | lwo Others Are Wounded Before Payroll Syengros an raham, . St. Loule— rue! Robber Is Captured by Jersey City es rn rgd 4 RH. E.| ‘ i 5s 3 | St. Lonte age Police With Aid 22.—Sergeant John J. Black of the New Jersey police were tenant Harry Otis and Patrol- susly wounded when they at- Marquard, Benton, Cooney and| tempted to arrest Frank Sage, wanted in connection with a O'Neill $19,000 public service company payroll robbery in New At New York — R.. H. E. | York Inst fall. Sergear Black and =P iman St, Louts . -101 000 010-3 18 1) Bix policemen surrounded Sage’s Wear fell dead at the first volley and New York ..—-600 001 00x—7 13 0 |houne und Sergeant Back and Patrol-| + \0.; + Gli’ did Wabeotnialrennt Ratterles—Hatnes, Barfoot, Stuart|man Wear were admitted by Adam | *eutenant Ots and Patrolman and Atnsmith; Ryan and Snyder, | Kearth, who lives on the first floor.|tom rushed into the house to thelr as t Philadelphia R, H. EF.) Keatth told the police the man they |sistance, A ‘second voM opped Phitsburgh -....020 012 990—13 20 O|wought lived on the second floor.|both < c two | Philadelphia ....010 030 003— 613 1/Mounting the stairs the officers t facing © Hatterles — Cooper> and Schmidt;| rapped at Sago's door, and were told Meadows, Bishop, Hubbett, Welnert|to “watt a minute." {und Henline, Bhortly afterward, the door was! At Brooklyn — R. H, E.|opened and the police entered to be| 002 400 100—4 7 | Brooklyn 216 000 00x—0 14 Batteries —Dor [and Hargrave; Grin | Cineinnat! met by a volley from revolvers h by Bage and, it in alleged, a wom hue, Keck, Luque| known to the ay s and Taylor, police n [who claims to be his wife, men siege sont to headquarters for tear gas bombs and _ reinforce: ments. The police cautiously worked their way into tho bulld hurled tear s > come out