Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 2, 1923, Page 1

Weather Forecast oming: Generally fair | it and Tuesday. Little change in temperature. toni VOLUME VII. Che Caz CANTLIN —~ per CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, JULY 2, 1923. Flardings to Boost Park Extension INCLUSION OF TETONS IN PARK BOUNDARIES WILL BE SUPPORTED President Converted Into Strong Advocate for Pro- posal to Extend Yellowstone Lines to Embrace Wonder Region on the South. ON BOARD PRESIDENT HARDING'S SPECIAL TRAIN, fod mut The Associated effect of makin, Harding in Yellowstone National Pa: Press) — Two spent by cays rk has had the g him a strong advocate of the proposal to add t®e Tyton mountain region to the park area. The chief executive shortly before leaving the park late ‘yesterday, after having traveled through it and obtained @ welcome surcease from the almost continuous train rides of the western trip, indicated that not only, would he approve legislation to add the Teton mountains to this park but that he would use his influence to bring ebout the passage by con- gress of such an act. Both the presi- dent and Mrs. Harding had visited the park previously, yet each de clared on. boarding the train at Gerdiner Inst night that yesterday and had been two of the most pleasant days of the trip. Also, both of them appeared to have been refreshed by kaving gotten away fromthe cities and crowds. ‘The proposal to add to the park the Teton mountains, now embraced in the state of Wyoming and cover- ing an area of about 1,500 square miles, has been agitated for several zs throughout the west and by the inland empire olties and towns. The special train was due to ar- rive here early this afternoon and to depart for Meacham, Ore., late to- night. ON BOARD PRESIDENT HARD- ING’S SPECIAL TRAIN NEAR ST. MARIBES, IDAHO, July 2. (By the As- sociated Press.)—Presient Harding for half an hour or so today came into realization of his boyhood am- bition to become a locomotive engi- neer. It was not one of the steam locomotives, spouting smoke an@ clmderg that he drove, but an electric engine on the system of the Chicago, Milwaukeé and St. Paul rallway. ‘When the presidential train stopped early today at Falcon, Idaho, Mr. Harding went up to the head of the train to take a look at the engine, one of the largest electric locomo- ttves ever built. Engineer Arthur Blundell, after shaking hands with he ‘the president, invited him up into the ‘These animals are increasing in num- bér, and the stockmen see the time when the area will be thrown: Open to A bill to add the Teton region to ‘was introduced in the last but was not acted upon. ‘s party spent the part of today traveling across of Montana and into Wash- with Spokane as the next tl the ing stop. There the president will make one of principal speeches of his trip toni discussing reclamation, lectrio power development and similar questions of interest to the far northwest, SPOKANH, Wasb., July 2.—Presi- dent Harding, with his official party, was to invade the Pacific northwest this afternoon on his speaking tour to Alaska, when he stopped here for a vyisit of 9 hours, during which he ‘was acheduled to deliver an address on reclamation. ‘Supporters of the Columbia basin irrigation project plannef@ to take advantage of the president's visit to lay before him a concrete manner the proposal to reclaim some 1,753,000 acres of arid lands in Washington, and his program here today included an flustrated lecture on the project. Other inckents of the chief executive's stay were to include u parade through downtown streets ‘where he 'was to greet school children and residents of the inland empire, a drive through a residential section and over a scenic highway, and a . private dinner in his hotel suite. Meanwhile Secretaries Work and Wal- lace were to be guests, of the Colum- dla Basin Irrigation League at din- ‘The president's address here is acheduleA for this evening et the state armory, where ho will be greeted by Grand Army veterans and promi- nont citizens of Spokane and other BIG KRUPP PLANT. cab, and soon the train moved off down the west slope of the Bitter Root mountains with the band of the tile? executive on the controller. Around sharp curves, through tun- nels and along canyon sides the presi- (Continued on Page Two.) NATIONA LLEAGUE. | At Pittsburgh— R.H.E.| St. Louis _ 000 100 Cee—-1 7 3 Pittsburgh - | @ex-—i 9 2 Batteries—Pfefier, Stuart amd Ain-| smith; Hamilton and Gooch, At Philadelphis— New York -_ Philadetphia R. H. E. 006 120 @1— 4 9 1 son. | Pert. Rees AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Boston— R.H.E. Philadelphia 100 109 110-4 8 1) Boston _. 302 608 20x—7 10 4 Batteries—Hasty and Heimach, Perkins; Ehmke and Devormer. -+---432 040 OOx—13 19 1 Batteries — Zachary, Friday, Hol- New York . lingsworth and Ruel; Shawkey and Hoffman. CHAMP. BRONG RIDER INJURED Howard Tegian, broncho rider who took first honors at the Frontier Days celebration last year broke his leg yesterday at Salt Creek in the process Hargrave, mishap {s looked on as especially Serious because of the proximity of the Cheyenne frontier days this. year and also the Gaspér Rodeo. It is im- Probable that he will be able to take of doing sume unloading, Teglan’s| Building permits in Casper during the month of June jumped to the grand total of $557,760, a totad that ;|has been equaled only by the permits 101 004 64x—10 17 1|the month previous. This total was|month of Juty was one for a $ Batteries—Scott, Ryan, Jonnard,|"TUsht about largely by the permit|three-story brick warehouse to Blue and Snyder; Mitchell and Wil.|!88ved to the Smith Turner $300,000 |erected on Kimball between A hotel which will be erected across |from the Henning at First ané Cen-| Blockwell ter. There were 95 permits issued, BUILDING HITS RECORD MARK IN CASPER, HALF MILLION IN JUNE In June 1922, building permits amounted only to $56,600, and in May 1923, to $618,050. The first building permit taken out of the city engineer's office for the 5,000 be and © M. Copeland and © The structure will be by 100 feet. streets by RAIL SHOPMEN TALK STRIKE DENVER, Colo., July 2.—Gov. W. E. Sweet today renewed his efforts to avert a threatened Strike of 5,000 shop crafts employes on the Denver & Rio Grande Western and the Rio Grande Southern rafiroads, when he was informed by representatives of the union men that the Denver & Rio Grande Western has not fully lived up to directions of United States Dis- trict Judge J. Foster Symes, who re- | cently approved a plan of settlement jafter hearing Attorney General Rus- sell W. Fleming, representing the workers, and Henry McAllister, Jr., representing the raflroad. “Although there has been a slight |improvement,” said George A. Doyle, |internations! representative of the machinists’ union, allied with the shop crafts, “we feel that the com- |pany {s sidestepping,, and unless there 1s an improvement we will con- |sider the calling of a strike at the meeting of the executive committee of the federated shop crafts Thurs- part in either, WORLD PEACE PRIZE POSTED Ladies Home Journal Editor to Give $100,000 for Best Plan for U.S. ' Co-Operation in World Plan NEW YORK, July 2.—A prize of $100,000 is open today © the American with the best practicable plan for the co- operation of the United States with other nations for the at- tainment and preservation of world peace. Edward W. Bok, of Philadelphia, former editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal is the donor of the prize, to be known as the American peace award, and sald to be one of the most princely ever offered as a reward for a non- commercial idea. ‘The award will be given in two parts. The first $50,000 will be paid for the idea itself, while the second will be given when the practicability of the idea is proved. Such demon- stration, it 1s said, will consist either in adoption by the United States sen- ate or by @ convincing popular en- Coreement. Although a policy committee for| the administration of the prize has been selected, the jury which will pass upon plans and make the award, has not yet been chosen. The person- nel of the jury, it is said, will be made known before September. “It has already been agreed that the competition shall be open to every American,” a statement of the policy |committee said, ‘and that plans have to be in bably not later than the “National organizations of every kind all over the country with their state and local branches,” the etate- ment adds, “are now being invited to compete in the project.” Organizations as well as individuals are eligible for the prize. The policy committee will have offices at 342 Madison Avenue, New York City. day évening.” “Death Valley Scotty’? Seeks Another Stake BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 2- Walter Scott, better known as Death Valley Scotty,” who is re- puted to have discovered a gold mine in Death Valley, Calif., from which he obtained a fortune several years ago, is camped near here on his way to Grizzly Creek, in Brit- oes make another * had once made Grizzly Creek in the Caribou coun- a “Keilling’* at try and could do it again, He left the Mexican border nine weeks ago on his way to the gold field. “Scotty,” who is 70 years old, ts said to have spent fortunes ag- gsrogating $3,000,000. “I am going to spend $3,000,000 more before I croak,” he said as he stood beside his wagon containing his gold digging outfit. ‘The most spectacular incident in “Scotty's” mining. career was in 1906 when he chartered a special Banta Fe train for $39,000 in gold for a right of way to New York City. He and his companions were said to have dissipated a fortune on their arrival in New York. as Faba Sy pial Mr. and Mrs. H, W. Condit, A. B. Condit'and H. W. Shermin all of Lar- amie spent yesterday here visiting with friends enroute to the National park, whistiee - SEIZED BY FRENCH Reparations Issue ‘Aggravated Again by) Extension of Occupation; Sabotage pled by the French in the Ruhr, while the big city of Frankfort, tur-| ther south, {s reported entirely cut | off from unoceupied Germany, In London, the French reply te the| prise #0 far only the foundries, the ler works, the electria plant ant the locomotive and car construction | departmenta, It Is not known whether the occu- Young Lad Passes Hathy Crilu fatal shooting of Mrs. Away at Douglas Funeral Tuesday Funeral services for Milo Jack, 11- year-old son of Mrs. Perry Jack of Powder River, will be held at the Shaffer-Gay chapel at 4 o'clock Tues- day afternoon. The child passed away yesterday in Douglaa and the body was brought here today. The Rev. Chas. A, Wilson will have charge of the service. as NEW YORK, July 2.—District At- torney Banton, whose office recently dropped an Investigation of charges against William H. Anderson, state Superintendent of the Ant!-Saloon Teague, announced today that on the basis of newly obtained evidence he would ask the grand jury next Mon- day to indict Anderson for grand Hiarceny, extortion and forgery. under lock and key in a neighboring county jail since 2 o'clock Satur-} day afternoon, Charges that action had been taken by the author. ities and the intimation that Sheriff Perry A. Morris had himself con-| tributed to the escape of the two de-| fendants fell with a ridiculous crash | as announcement was made that the| pair was in custody ready if desired | to face the jury of three men impan-| eled by County Coroner Gay to hear the evidence adduced by witnesses to the shooting, which {s blamed by| Cantlin on the deflection of a bullet fired into the ground in an attempt! to intimidate the driver of an auto-| mobile who refused to dim her lights. | Because public opinion has been arous: | ed to an intense point, it was also stated that unless absolutely sary the two would not be produced| at the inquest. but their depositions would be taken elsewhere, | ‘Any possibility of mob violence in} connection with the case was averted | by the policy of the coiinty author: ities in spiriting away the two prin cipals in the affair to a point un known, and the withholding of all (Continuea on Page Two.) no} neces: ALIENS approximately 15,000. Island yesterday were immediately passed and landed in New York. Among the quotas expected to be filled today are the Greek, the Swed: ish and those of ecveral small European countries. The Greek quota allows only 659 to enter during any one month, but the Swedish is one of the large allowances, 4,008. The monthly quota is 20 percent of the annual quota, 60 {f the allowances are filled each month no immigrants will be accepted between December 1 and July 1, 1924. The ships which anchored in Grave- send Bay overnight were the Muen chen from Bremen, with 1038 pas- songers; Banta Ana, from Valparaiso and Cristobal with 62; Adriatic fram Southampton with 630; Franconia from Liverpool with 1,650; Algeria from the West Indies with 45; Ohio COLORADO OIL TEST DRILLING DENVER, Coio., June 2A deter. RUSH AT ELLIS Ten Foreign Liners With 5,000 People Aboard Join Line at New York; Many Quotas Nearly Full NEW YORK, July 2.—Ten foreign liners which arrived during the night in Gravesend Bay with 5,000 passengers, mostly immigrants, today swelled the number awaiting ex- amination at Ellis Island for entry under the new quota to More than 1,000 of the 2,074 aliens who arrived at Ellis STAGE from European ports with 693; Drott- ningholm from Gothnburg with 1,343; Verona and Yucatan, from the West Indies with ten, and Dante Aligherri from Palmero with 231, “> 1e FINAL EDITION NUMBER 228, ) MILLER HELD PRINCIPALS IN ROAD KILLING BEHIND BARS FOR OVER TWO DAYS Confidence in Sheriff and Prosecuting ‘Attorney Vindicated By Announcement Withheld in Fear of Mob Violence; Inquest Over Body of Dead Woman Opened Today Confidence and faith of a great majority of the Casper public in Sheriff Perry A. Morris and Prosecuting Attorney Embree H. Foster, whose policy in connection with the . D. Newcomb on the East Yellowstone highway last Friday night has led to their villification by persons who t ook snap judgment, was vindicated today when Earl J. Cantlin, suspended as undersh eriff, and W. E. wealthy pioneer resident, were ready to testify at the coroner’s inquest after having been “Dusty” Miller, son of a Story of It Given Shooting in Detail By Helen Newcomb Helen Newcomb, driver of the automobile in which Mrs. J. D. Newcomb was fatally wounded while riding on the East Yellowstone highway last Friday night, was to be one of the main witnesses late today at the coroner’s inquest into the killing, and earlier in the day made a complete state- ment giving her version of the tragedy. According to her statement, she was driving the automobile in which her mother, Mrs. Neweumb, and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mann were also riding, he party having left Glenrock about 7 o'clock in the evening. “On our way towards Casper, we noticed a terrible storm,” the state- ment says. ‘We had no curtains or chains and decided to hurry as fast as the new Ford would let us. Per- haps it was fifteen miles it of Cas- per when we were coming this way, that another car came up around a curve and up over a little hill and was upon us and past as before I had time to turn my dimmers on At the same time a man exc ‘Turn out your lights’. I ha turning out my lights for every car I met and no one else did that for me. Once when I dimmed the lights we went in the ditch, and I had to stop, so I made the remark to Mrs. Mann, who was now sitting with me in the front seat, that I would not dim my lights again because every: body else got way with it and sides I could not see the road when my lights we out and theirs were on. “A car carrying Mr. Miller and Mr. Casper, and we realized there was + car behind us, but never dreamed it as the same people who were be hind us all the time. He then gave the signal to let him pass. "I pulled to the right and he per- haps drove a length of fifty alongside of us and stopped mother said, “There's trouble, I sald, ‘I will never stop, they aro holdups’. As we approached the car these men then attempted to jun on the running board on the side » Mrs. Mann, the right hand side. With this he remarked, ‘Why in hell don't you turn out your lights’, and of all the cursing and profanity thi Helen’. be-| was used, I can't remember word that was sz It was cu after made this remark stop the car and smart alecks out’. am so mad at the way they hi ked to you that I would like to get out and lick them myself’. “I went as fast allow, so the car. I drove pe again passed ron the r at the ent 1 anothe ‘Hel bow She also said, Mann would those fresh n, as my car would Id not get on the 200 feet when and stopped hia hand side of the to E ville, me ht Cantlin (I found out later that it was| “As we approached, men Mr. Cantlin, dia not know this at! stepped out of their car and took the time) passed us going about 30| positions one on each side of the miles an hour, and hollered at us:|road. I attempted togdrive again as ‘Dim your lights’. I never thought| fast as possible, and these men kept y more about it as I thought he; cursing and swearing at me and some smart aleck on the| hollering, ‘Dim your lights, dim your road. We kept coming on toward Continued on Page Two.) GREAT FALLS, Mont., July 2.— (By the Associated Pross)— The Dempsey-Gibbons heavyweight championship fight was near col- lapse today when Major J. E. Lane, trustee of the battle admitted at 245 p, m. that the $100,000 due Dempsey tonight had not been ralsed and he did not see any pros- pects of raising it, The committees which sought to raixo $100,000 in §5,000 contribu. tions from twenty business men of the state will continue to function until 12 o'clock tonight, the time limit set by Kearns for the receipt of Dempsey’s money, Major Lane sald, but it would have no new Proposal to offer to the champlon’s manager. Major Lane declined to reveal what amount of the $100,000 had been raised. “This committee has failed In {ts attempt to raise the money,” Major General Lane sald, “We have no authority to call off the fight. That must come from Kearns, Dempsey’s manager and Loy Motumby, who signed the article of agreement with Kearns.” Tt was algnificant that Molumby declined to remain In the room with Mafor Lane and his associates whon the announcement of the failure was made. SHELBY FICHT HANCS ON PAYMENT DUE TONICHT; WILL BE PAID, IS CLAIM H. Stanton, Great Falls banker, and Roy B. Ayres, who were appointed with Lane in the management of the bout, eald the monéy would be pald to Kearns tod: in accordance with the terms of hi contract. Kearns was advised yesterday that $60,000 was immedifately available cash aid the balance would be in hand from the $5,000 contributions mado by 20 leading business men of Montana, The heavyweight cha: manager was closoted in a con © with Stanton and Ayres at Dempacy's Misso' river camp y terdny, at which time assurance wi n Kearns that payment would B G I I asin | British questionnaire on the Franco-| pation is temporary for the purpose | mined affort to discover if the Wall —_ a lane, wh bps cet rm British polley impatiently awaited by | of making requisitions, adds the dis-|Creek and Dakota sands which ex. ‘ in 8 was # oO orrive y the Germans Is Incre g tho British foreign office, in ex patoh, or if {t ia to be continued in-|tend from Wyoming into Northern | Great Falls Banker Says $100,000 Will Be | #22 toy © me payment ta today, Paria indicates that the out: | definitely, Colorate contain off. within their » Kearns, ragea in the Ruhr and the Rhineland Colorado area ja being mace by # ° ; | "1 haven't a word to say," aald (By The Associated Press) jhave only strengthened the French! LONDON, July #,—(By The Asso-| crow of drillers about 18 milea north Available on Schedule; Kearns Silent | Mr, Kenrna, * be.) Gientte The Ruhr valley again fs to the forefront as the focal | on to hold firm until Germany | ciated Proes,)—The big city of Frank |of Fort Collins, These sands are rich : a a | tale if the obt in not imet, J ‘oint of the reparations struggle between Germany and the) fort, on the edgo of the Mayenee|oil hearers in Wyoming but no great Until He Gets “Jack | tave every however, that re erman, bridgehead, now ds surrounded by | amount of o1 has ever heen found in the mon be paid, The oom lies d eee chesrences in pelley: tamert ee sin BORLIN, July g—Gy the Asso-| occupied territory through reneh| Northern Colorado, Thia erew, how Com tyme | Falttac has until midnight to fulfil are hres ed ovt diplomatically Jn ‘i lated Press)—The Krupp works nt| military moves, belme completely eut| ever, which elaimg to haye §300,000 GREAT FALLS, Mont. July 2 By The) A. “lated | the terms of my contract," Brussels,” Basen were partially coupled by the| off from unoccupied Germany, it is| back of {t is working wndev instruc GREAT FALLS, Mont., July 4,—(By The Associated | “Hempsay plana to da only tet Deadly sabotago actiyitioa by the Germans, such as Sat |irrench yesterday, nocording to an| announced in the Jateat advices, To| tians to go one mile into the ground |Preas.)—Payment of the final $100,000 {nstallment of Jack today, bag pune and | urday's bombing of a Belgian troop| part hy the Irench, The Helgians| Hssen dispateh to the Zeltung am/ the north, in the Ruhe, French in-| if n ary and determine whether |Dempsey’s $300,000 guarantee Js eheduled to be made to boxing, ‘The cham Cope) mye Seen followed | by poth are wotning hostages and are prevey jaatihai, nad sorte peused in the de fanter) ba gy (hewn on ‘ 1 ox nah they of ye hig oe of the Jack Kearns, manager of the huwywelght champion, today | hla a ; ch reprisi ro} na c pose | partme facto johwerte, nor ore, 0 e| 8 July eported tha x Nat ¢ 7 day when The arent Krupp. works wt Xanen|penaities of {he most drastia nature,| Bo far ax ja konwn in German| Rube, and other troopy pro on their| the hole was down @ lutto over 4,600 |DY Major J, B, Lane, newly installed trustee of the Fourth of | win J Additional towns nrg being ooeur) quarters, the yectiony eecupied com-| (Continued pn Page Mleyen.) | feat, rs July heavywelght championship fight at Shelby, George « have beon occupied in wholg or in ot