Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 22, 1923, Page 10

PAGE TEN ‘ZERO HOUR’ IS _ PASSE TODAY Brigands Fail to Carry Out Threat of| Death When Chinese Government Withdraws Mountain Force | SHANGHAI, May 22.—(By The Associated Press.)—! The “zero hour” for the captives of the Suchow bandits has passed and no announcement brigands’ stronghold of any executions. are withdrawing, as the bandits demanded. soldiers to Paotzuku, the capti COWBOY BAND 10 APPEAR IN. FREE CONCERT HERE Event Is Scheduled for Wednesday Noon at Music Shoppe Colonel House and his Colorado Cowboy band will give a free concert in the lobby of the Music Shoppe, 238 East Second street, at 12 o'clock sharp tomorrow noon. This will be the only open air concert to be given by this popular combination of play- ers while in Casper. The Cowboy band opens an engage- ment of three days at the America theater this afternoon. The band has nine members and 30 instruments. ‘The grand piano which ts used by the band at the America was furnished by the Music Shoppe and it is through the courtesy of this company that the concert will be given in the lobby tomorrow. An excellent entertainment 1s pro. mised Casperites who hear this splen- did organization in this special con- cert. TWO CAPTIVES IN HONDURAS MAKE ‘BREAK’ Honduras, May Press.)— TEGUCIGALA, 22—(By The Arsociated p2.—(By Tho Associated Press)— Jesse C. Carson, under detention here with Clara Phillips, the CalXor- nia “hammer murderess” and her sister, Mrs, Etta May Jackson, at- tempted to escape while being taken to police headquarters with the two women today for questioning by the minister of justice. Carson tried to jump from the au- tomobile carrying the party but the guards acted quickly and held him in his place. During the interview with the min- ister of justice Mra. Phillips had an altercation with Carson, declaring he was responsible for her coming to Honduras and being arrested here, whereas in Mexico, she asserted, she would h* e been safe from extradi: tion. ‘The battle of harsh words kept! up until the minister called @ halt, Clara breaking down then and crying| bitterly, saying she would prefer death to going back to California, CHINESE FORCE WHITE TRADERS FROM TARITI HOLDINGS ON INCREASE. PAPEETE, Tahiti, May 22.—The establishment of a new Chinese bank in ‘Tahiti has brought sharply to the attention of the while business men ef French Oceania the tremendous strides Chinese have made during the past few years towards capturing trade. Steadily every industry ts passing into their hands, vanilla curing, mar ket gardening, butchering, pearl shell and pearl buying. They are strong in all lines of merchandis'ng and now have turned their attention to finance: ing thelr activities through their own banks. The history of the Chinese in Ta hiti is an illustration of Oriental in. fitration where there are no laws to limit or prevent it. The French gov ernment owing to a treaty with China, vital to the interests of the French colony of Indo-China no restrictions on practica’ Chinese Tahit immigrants price the the ‘plantation and the majority » coolies were returned to thelr war was the rema'ned, entered and thods to| however, a small way, thelr btalned a they the p today view the fut ome KO 8 far 4 ls f until Buro with ‘BONAR LAW’S | CONDITION IS. Ir has been received from the Government troops| The nearest ves’ mountain prison, now are six miles distant: TIENTSIN, May 22—(By The As.| sociated Press.)—Latest advices from Tsaochwang today the complete deadlock reported to nego- tations conducted by the Peking gov- ernment in an effort to procure the release of foreigners held by bandits in a Shantung mountain strongho!d Condtions under which several for- eign captives were held at the sum: mit of Paotzuku mountain were de scribed as “terrible.” WASHINGTON, dent Harding in May 22. — Presi- consultation with the cabinet today decided that the American government must be guiced by advances from Minister Schurman at Peking and far officers in China in its efforts to secure the re- lease of United States and other for- eign citizens held captive by the ban- dits in Shantung province Only resort, {t was sald by a White House spokesman, will the United States government partic ipate in direct negotiations with the bandits or take any action which would relieve the Peking government of responsibility in the case. The Chinese situation was under- stood to have been the only subject of discussion the cabin nt as a last existing conditions in China as very serious. They described the attitude of this government as being willing to do everything becoming a great power and a great citizenship in the face of a grave danger. The first consideration of the Washington government was Baid to be to save the lives of the captives. It was pointed out, however, that the United States government could) not proceed safely except on the ad-| vices of its representatives in China. Minister Schurman and the American| consuls were described as most able and efficient agents who were re-| porting continuously on conditions. poeta > th FIREWORKS FOR JULY 4 OEHED The kids of Casper are throwing their hats in the air as a result of| the action taken by the city councli | at its meeting last night in auhor izing the sale of fireworks during the days of July 1, works may not be day, however. Every effort will be made to see that the Fourth of July js safe and sane even if the desire for noise and pretty spectacles {is indulged in. Parents will be asked to co-operate in| the matter. 3 and 4, The fire. sed until the final HELD SERIOUS LONDON, May 22.—"Mr. Law had a very good night. His con dition ‘s unchanged. No further bul- letins will be issued at present. This statement was isaued after the former prime minister's physician had visited him today, Mr. Bonar Law haa written a letter to the G'asgow Unionist in which he says he desires to continue as a mem- ber of the house of commons. He presumes there ts no objection to his remaining as the member for Glas gow central division for the presenc, although he adds that it is very un likely he will be able to attend this session of parliament, f Boner (THE HUMAN ZOO Copyright. 19: FELINES | I see Mrs. Digby is entertainmg—and her husband dead only two weeks!” She—“Well, her stationery is still weeping.” He—Disgusting! By C. D. Batchelor |. by Public Ledger Company MOONSHINER WOUNDED IN RAID NEAR HERE ASSESSED FINE AND JAIL SENTENCE IN U.S. COURT CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 22.—Cliff Ferris of Natrona county, recently wounded in an exchange of shots with offi- cers during a raid on a moonshine plant near Casper, was ar- raigned before Judge T. B. Kennedy in United State district | court Monday and pleaded guilty of violation of the Volstead | act. counts and on a sentenced to Natrona county jail. John Freeman and Bessie Kirby of Douglas entered pleas, through counsel, of violating the Volsteac act, and each was fined $75. thira 60 count days in was the serve He was sentenced to a fine of $100 on each of the two) go, Pando Nicholas of Sheridan plead- ed guilty of violation of the Volstead act and was sentenced to a fine of} $100 on each of two counts and on a third count was sentenced to serve) 90 days in the Sheridan county jail ST. CLOUD, France, May 22.— William M. Johnston, and Clift B. Herd, of Los Angeles, defeated | Count Balbi and Cesare Colombo, | the Italian pair in the third round | of the men's doubles, 7-5, 6-2, 63. | NEW YORK, May 22.—The New York State Athletic commission this afternoon, declined to reveal its at- titude toward the proposed Jack Dempsey-Harry Wills heavyweight championship match after consider- | ing an offer by “Tex” Rickard to stage the bout here probably on Labor Day. NEW YORK, May 22.—Mike Mc- | Tigue, world’s light heavyweight boxing champion, who _ recently won the title from Battling Siki, n Ireland, today signed to meet Harry Greb, former American champion, in a ten round, no deci- | ion bout at the Cubs’ baseball k in Chic: june 30. Tigue ned to meet Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia light heavyweight, fn an eight | round no decision bout in Philadel- phia on Juno 25. ““PXRIS, May 22.—(By The Assi ciated Press}—Engiand won thy Bathurst cup, the trophy at atake in the inteenational court ¢ennis toumaments, E. ©. Baerlein, for- mer British champion defeating day Gould, of Philadelphis, in the finals today 4 84. ‘The recorad of the U. 3. Patent of fice whow that during the past ten years more than 5.000 patents have been granted to women. laos teins A celebrated orchestra of Sheffiold which city is one of the chief mus centers of England, has appoint doa woman as its musical director With a new first c i } OSCAR N. Former Doud-Weaver Service Manager—Proprietor The management earnestly solicits the- patronage of all Paige and Jewett car owners, | Real Service at Reasonable Prices PHONE 1692 Now Open tor Business SERVICE SHOP FOR Paige and Jewett Cars 430 WEST YELLOWSTONE lass general repair REDEMBO |B. L. Scherck Plans| | LATE SPORTS | To Leave Thursday For Kiwanis Meet B tor nat L. Scherck wil leave Thursday the convention of Kiwanis Inter-| fonal to be held in Atlanta, Ga.,/ ay 28, 0 und 31. Mr. Scherek will be theofficial delegate from the Casper Kiwanis club, While on this trip, the dele- is also secretary of the voning commission for the city of | will study the zoning ques- me of the cities which he pecutfar coincidence will take cherck as far as Denver with herck. She will then go on to San Francisco as one of four Casper delegates to the convention of tho| Woman's Benefit assoc'ation of the Maccabees. ——._____ 2 Ariz., May 22.— The state board of pardons and paroles refused to recommend com- ion of the death sentence of Manuel Martine_ of life imprison- riday at the state penitentiary at Florence for the murer of Post- master J. Frank Pearson, killed in a bandit ra'd at Ruby, Ariz gust, 192 in Au- fhe Casper Daily ibune OKLAHOMA HIT BY BG STORM OHNE HEAWY Damage Will Run Inte Millions of Dollars, Reports State CLINTON, Okla., May 22—(By The Associated Press)—Damage to crops amounting to millions of dolars is be- leved to have resulted from a series of virtual cloudbursts that descended on western Oklahoma last night. All rivers in the district are flooding low lands and thousands of acres are un- der water. The Washita river here, norma'ly about 100 feet wide, has an expanse today of fully a mile. Communication between here and other parts of the flood area is inter. rupted and efforts to verify reports of loss of life at Leedy, 20 miles northwest of here and at Butler, half way between here and Leedy, have been futile. An unconfirmed rumor was current here that 17 persons had perished at Leedy and three at Butler. DUNCAN, Okla., May 22.—Damage to trees and smal? buildings resulted from a heavy rain and wind storm that’ struck this area last night.| Roads in all directions are impassable| and much of the territory between here and Lawton, to the northwest, is| inundated from numerous — small| streams. A rumor is current that Gas City, an oil field town a few miles north- west of here, was struck by a tornado and three persons killed. Telephone wires are down. LARRY SEMON GETS MILLION : YEAR,REPORT, CHICAGO, May 22.—Under a mtract signed here today, Larry Semon, motion picture comedian will receive a salary of $1,000,000 a year for a period of three years said to be the largest individual contract ever closed in the movie world. The three million dollar contract ecuted by Semon and by M. E Hoffmann, general manager. of the ‘Truart Film Corporation of New York, calls for completion of six super-feature comedies within three years. e eae Ee a 8 LINCOLN, Neb, May 22.— Fire Cestroyed part of the business sec- tion of Hemingford, Neb., today with an estimated Joss of $250,000, about half of which is covered by insurance. There are so many wa) at aid fo humanity! Bran—the one gr You will enjoy cating Kellogg’s Bran becauso its nut-like flavor appeals to the taste. And, think what each mouthful is doing to drive constipa- tion out of your system and to re- establish health! That’s because it is ALL BRAN. Kellogg’s Bran is scien- tifically made to relieve suffering humanity—IT WILL DO THAT AS NO OTHER FOOD CAN! Physicians recommend the regular use of Kellogg’s Bran for mild or chronic eases and as a_ preventive. Bran, eaten each day and in proper quantity, sweeps, cleanses and purifies the alimentary tract. Get away from pills and cathartics— Kellogg’s Bran will give you perma- nent relief from constipation. Do not confuse Kellogg ’s Bran with common bran, Kellogg’s is cooked, KASSIS’ BRIDAL SALE ANNOUNCEMENT SIXTY BREAD CLUB MEMBERS GET PINS Complete lige ‘ob Hees Osi Yeacts/MWedoin All Casper Divisions Announced in Program at High School The Achievement day program given Saturday evening at the high school auditorium by the Casper Bread clubs was in every way a suc- cess. The work of the clubs was started last November and continued throughout the year closing on Sat- urday evening with a large program. Sixty club members received their pins for having completed the. work prescribed by the University of Wyoming Extension Division. The program was opened by songs sung by the club members after which several interesting talks were given, including a talk by Mrs. Gad- bery, leader of the East Casper cluts who gave a full account of the work carried on by the clubs during the last year. A short talk on the edu- cational value of club work wa given by Superintendent A. A. Slade, This talk was followed by an explana- tion of the need of club work and the benefits arrived frou the work, Miss A. J. Emmerson, assistant state club leader, complimented the club members on the success of their work and thanked the leaders for mere their greeat service in assisting the| Casper Dry Goods, Stockman’s Na- club in making the year's wopj a| tional bank, Blakey and company, success. L. A. Reed paid tribute to| Shaffer-Gay company. Kassis Dry the achievement of the club workers,| Goods and Wyoming National Bank,/ after ‘which he presented. to each} 8nd Trust, Shikany Dry Goods, Cas- member an achievement pin. George| P¢® National bank, Wiggins Shoe B. Nelson spoke of the great value| Company, Citizens’ National bank, of the organization and urged every peers ere eared one (to) saslet) tn Saab ee ho aaa ane Senor biaenoomipaCe: ‘Wwyom-| en more successful during the next tA bread club poem written by| i" National bank and the Huber r| Jewelry company. jorie Ames of the West Casper was read by Madeline Parker. percolator given to the club by the Holmes Hardware company, was won by Eleanore Reese of East Casper. The best average grade ~ prizes were taken by Martha Gadbery of East Casper, and the best club story prize by Irma Hansen of West Cas- per. . The two most efficient members of each club were awarded prizes and follow: Central school Dorothy An- gel, and Estelle Stillway; East Cas- per, Martha Gadberry and Dorothy Seehorn; West Casper, Vera Bart- lett and Virginia Sith; Park school, Gertrude Josendall and Thelma Mor- gan; Elks school, Mary Griffith and Reba Beard; North Casper, Valentine Bunce and Ethel Allsman; South Cas- per, Madeline Barker and Gertrude! Lewis; Mills school, Edna Campbell) and Adeline Jessen. The Elk school won the pennant given by Natrona county for having the best clib average. Among those who donated prizes were: The Casper Gas Appliance | company, Campbell Hardware com- pany, National Bank of Commerce, club The program was closed with an ap- preciation by G. M. Penley, county agricultural agent, on the generous support he had received in the club work by the merchants and bankers of the city, of the whole hearted sup- port of the schools, of the work. of the club menrbers tMemselves and of the great services rendered by the club leaders. Following the which were donated by ants and bankers of the city awarded as follows: Miss Sethryn Siebers won first place as the best club member. doing the very best work throughout the year and received as her reward a mahogany sewing cabinet donated by the Chamberlain Furniture com- pany. Miss Siebers will go to Lara- mie the last week in June where she will represent Casper at the bread club meeting. Second best club work prize was an electric grill donated by the Na- trona Power company and was won by Edna Campbell of Mills. The best demonstration prizes— An electric iron donated by the Golden Rule store, was won by Irma »%ke of North Casper, and a coffee program prizes the merch- were Y, MAY 22; 1923, MILLS MARSH Ib SEIZED ON LIQUOR GHARG, Direct Information Filed Against “Missoy” Wilkerson; Others Held Direct information has been fieq in district court by the prosecutis, attorney against Luke “Missou: Wilkerson, town marshal at Mills charging him with violation of th, liquor laws following a raid which , said to have uncovered a two gallon jug of moonshine in Wilkerson's pos session. Wilkerson asserted that hy had taken the liquor away from some men at a dance in Mills but this statement evidently was not give: much credence by the prosecuting attorney. ¥! Jack Pendleton, Clarence YVirls and Lee Myers were arrested on ths same raid, all three being chazeed with gambling. All four men Wyo released on bail of $1,000 each, the trials being set for the fall term ot criminal court. 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