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

Weather Forecast WYOMING—Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, except probably showers in extreme southeast portion. Cooler tonight in east portion. Che Casper Daily Criniw FINAL |: EDITION |! VOLUME Vil. CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1923. ‘ NUMBER 256. BROTHER JOINS TRAIN CORTEGE OUTE IS LINED WITH MOURNERS —_———— TRIBUTE 1S PAID A WYOMING'S GRIEE IN DEATH OF +” PRESIDENT FU LLY EXEMPLIFIED Thousands of People Who Joined in Joyous Greet- ing for Harding Weeks Ago Stand With Bared Heads in Deeper Homage. , Wyo., Aug. 6.— (Special to The Tribune).— ffen thousand Cheyenneites—a crowd as great as that which President Harding when his special train, en route patna arrived here June 25—Sunday afternoon, forty- one dayeletess in pull in, ge toed the national capital. The contrast between the two occasions— the one glad, the other sad—was pro- foundly impressive. The funeral train, drawn by giant locomotive No. 7016, with Engineer Ernest Heenan of Cheyenne at the throttle and Conductor Adam Schill- ing of Cheyenne in command, arrived from the west at 1:22 o'clock Sunday ‘afternoon. Tho train equipment was identical with that of the presidential special that had traveled westward under such auspicious circumstances less than six weeks previously, the train and engine crews were the game, the personnel of the party aboard was virtually the same save that only the body of him who had been the chief now was present, but how different was the spirit of the two occasions. The crowd of 10,000 sorrowful ob- servers that greeted the funeral spec: fa! here filled the Union Pocific sta- tion platform and plaza and spread into the railroad yards and to the tops of neighboring buildings. Every freight car within sight of the plaza ‘was used as a platform by observers. ‘The crowd was silent as the train roll- ed in, silent while 1, was here, silent when it departed. Not a male head, save those of the solarers and police, ‘was covered during the twentyseven minutes that elapsed between the ar- pval of the train and the time the Yast car, that bearing the late presi- dent's body, was lost to sight Inj i cloud of dust at 1:50 o'clock. ' glowly did the tram pull out that be- tween the passing of the locomotive No. 2898, and that of the funeral car, the “Superb” five minutes elapsed. Engineed William MoGuire was at the throttle and Conductor Hastings in command, As the funeral train entered Chey- enne a detachment of the 76th United States Field artillery, stationed at the western edge of the city, began firing @ salute of 21 guns. The sound of the shots, and the arrival of the pilot train that ran ahead of the special, heralded to the crowd at the station the approach of the funeral train. Soldiers from Fort Russell, police and city firemen formed police lines that held the crowd on lines 20 feet from each side of the track on which the special traveled. A squadron of the 13th United States cavalry and the band of the 76th United States artillery, mounted, sat rigidly at sa- lute as the train came to a stop. Stand- ing also at salute were tne police and firemen, an unmounted squad with the colors of the 76th Field artillery, & squad of four members of Denver . post No. 4, Disabled American Veter- ans of the World War, with the post's colors, representatives of the two Cheyenne posts of the American Leg- fon and two Boy Scouts each holding a bouguet. The funeral car, the “Superb” in bearing the mortal remains of Warren stood with bared heads and watched the same G. Hard- which Mrs. Harding was fraveling with the body of her beloved, almost instantly was surrounde’ by those in Inued on Page Six) 20,000 ENJOY RODEO, TITLES ARE AWARDED First Annual Festival Scores Great Success With 'Aid of Favor- able Weather; Nowata Slim Champion Rider, Fred Beeson First in Steer-Roping With a record of having played to more than 20,000 people in five days, the Casper Rodeo of 1928 came to a close Sunday afternoon with the speediest show and best pro- gram of the week. * Perfect weather, a capacity crowd and fast roping and_bulldogging all contributed to the success of the afternoon. rr poned from the opening day, did much to pep up the spectators even if the dust from YENNNE Casper Lays Plans | pau seores For Final Tribute Public mourning services in memory of the ‘ate president Warren G. Harding, whose sudden death in San Francisco Thursday evening last brought sorrow to the entire nation, will be held in Casper Friday after- noon at the America theater. Precesd- ing the exercises there will be a pro: cession, forming at the city hall at 1:45 and going directly to the theater. All service, fraternal and civic organ! zations have been asked to join in the procession. The Powder River post of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars has been des- {gnated by Major John Whisenhunt to have charge of the ceremonies. A committee meeting tomorrow evening the skidding racers covered the stands like a blanket. Nowata Slim of Nowata, Okla., was awarded the championship in bucking at the conclusion of his ride yesterday on “Glory.” The Oklahoma boy drew good horses every day and made sev- eral spectacular rides during the week. Dave Whyte of Cheyenne, who won| the Frontier Days championship two weeks ago, was given second money and Clyde Jones of Casper third and George Mullin fourth. Fred Beeson of Arkansas City, Kan., won first in the steer roping and third in the calf roping, his aver- age time over the four days putting him at the top of the heap. Fred Lowry won second money in steer roping and Stub Engle, a Casper boy, third. The girls’ bucking contest went to Mabel Strickland with Fox Hastings of Pendleton, Ore., getting second money and Marie Gfbsoa of Havre, Mont., third, Fred Lowrie won the calf roping contest with Stub Engle second and Fred Beeson third. Mike Hastings proved the king of the bulldoggers with Lloyd Saunders second. Slim Caskey, handicapped by a bad wrist all through the week, took third. The show yesterday was opened with an Indian war dance, the Arapa- hoes repeating the performance which took so well Saturday. The Indian buck race, a half mile, ‘was won by Wallace Carrier. Owen Hedges failed to qualify on “Kelly” for the suit of clothes offered (Continued on Page Bix.) EXTRA SESSION IS IMPROBABLE President Coolidge T Rest in Conferen oday Sets Rumor at ce With Samuel Gompers on Labor Matters WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—President Coolidge apparently has no present intention of calling an extra session of con- gress, but those who called on him today received the im- pression that he had not made The possibility of an extra a final decision. session was discussed by the president with Samuel Gompers, president and Frank Morri- fon, secretary of the American Fed- eration of Labor, Mr. Gompers said the president appeared to have no in- tention now of calling congress to- gether ahead of time, but was reserv- ing any definite decision. The subject was brought up hy Mr. Gompers because of his desire to sub. mit legislative praposals on behalf of organized labor. He made an engage } ment to see President Coolidge early next month, to submit labor policies which are to be discussed at a meet- ing this month of the federation's ex- ecutive council. The labor leaders spent more a ha!f hour with the president in a discussion of industrial matters. The situation in the c industry w taken up but without mention of any threatened strike, than The polls for the voting on $275,- 000 worth of water and sewer bonds will be open from 9 a, m. until 5 p. m. tomorrow. There are four districts and 18 precincts so that the residents of different sections of the city will have no difficulty in voting. It will be necessary to present a tax receipt to show that the voter is a property owner and qualified to vote at tho election. ‘The voting places are as follows: District No. 2—Nelson precinct 5, TRAIN SERVICE DELAYED AGAIN BY WASHOUTS Burlington passenger train No. 29, Denver to Billings, arrived in Casper at 12:10 today, almost five hours late, as a result of being detoured through Nebraska on account of washouts be: tween Chugwater and Cheyenne on the Colorado Southern railroad. Ad vices received here are to the effect that a considerable section of a fill was washed out and that service over the section wi'l not be re-established until Wednesday, In the meantime Burlington trains will be detoured from Cheyenne over the Union Pacific to Sidney, Nebr., and thence to Casper, Burlington ser- vice from Wendover to Denver is maintained over Colorado & Southern lines. The flood 35 miles north of Chey- enne Saturday night claimed one life when Mrs. Fred Braun, 56, was drowned when the automobile in which she and her husband, a ranch- man, were riding was swept away by a torrent. The “draw” in which the tragedy occured ordinarily is’ dry but the cloudburst transformed it into the course of a torrential stream. Brain fin dhis wife took refuge on top of the automobile when ft stalled in the rising stream. Fifteen minutos elap- sed before the rising water over. tuned the cor 1 Mrs. Braun was swept awa aun reached dry land with difficulty, An added five-mile automobile race, post- POLLS OPEN FROM 9 TO 5 ON TUESDAY FOR VOTE DECISION ON WATER AND SEWER BONDS NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Cincinnati: Ist game— R.H.E. New Yori 101 100 100—4 12 0 | Sevtoned ~-——-100 000 100-2 7. 2 teries—Barnes, , Jonnard, Gearin and Gowdy; Benton, Keck and Wingo. Will result in the program in full being Sey. Ty announced the following day. In the procession, a] ex-service men will be massed regardless of the or- ganization to which they belong or whether or not they belong to any military organization. A number of guests have been in-| Boston-St. Louis game postponed; vited to attend the ceremonies, in-| in. cluding Governor W. B. Ross, Sena- tora Warren and Kendrick, Congress- man Winter and Pat Sullivan, nation- al republican committeeman from Wyoming. Floral offerings will be Ia!a on the altar during the services. It is requested that all flags be flown at half mast as a mark of re- spect for the late’ president's memory. At Pittsburgh— Philadelphia 420 000 000—6 11 1 Pittsburgh ...._201 001 000—4 7 4 Batteries— Mitchell and Wilson; Cooper and Gooch. R. ELE. Cincinnati 000 102 0*' Batteries—Scott and Snyder; Dono- hue and Hargrave. pence i AS AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New York— R.H.E. 012 000 000—3 7 000 010 Oix—5 10 Batteries—Shocker and Severeid; Bush and Hofmann, Bengough. At Philadelphia— R.H.E. Chicago --. 010 020 010— 411 3 Philadelphia 240 305 00x—14 14 1 Batteries — Robertson, Thurston, Proctor, Castover and Schalk, Crouse; Rommel! and Perkins. Peircy and Devormer. At Washington— Cleveland ~ Washington Batteries—Smith and eill; Mog- ridge, Russell and Ruel. WOOD ALCOHOL PROVES FATAL Dan Barry, about 50 years of age, died at @ local hospital yesterday af- ternoon from drinking wood alcohol North Casper Ice Cream parlor, 560| Barry was picked up in an intoxicated East H. Street; North Casper precinct | condition earlier in the day and was 4, North Casper school house; North|then sent to the hospital. Nothing is Burlington precinct 6, W. T. Davis'|known of this connections, Oe store, 102 West G. Street. District No, 6—Court House pre- cinct 1, court house; Central eee: KANSAS TOWN %, Central School; Bryan precinct 4, garage 142 North idncoln; Fire Hall precinct 2, fire hall on David street. 0 Divine avenue; Kenwood precinct A: SCOTT CITY, Kans., Aug. 6.— 6, Garage 1147 South Jackson. Thirty-five persons were injured and District No. 4—City Hall precinct 4,| several thousands of dollars damage District No. 3—Elk street schoo! | elty hall; Jourgenson precinct 8, John! was done by a tornado which struck J. Jourgenson garage, 1104 South Leot!, a town of 400 inhabitants, west precinct 4, Elk street school house; East Casper school precinct 8, East Casper school; Nichols precinct 2, R. H. Nichols garage on Park street; Reservoir precinct 7, Reservot' school- house; south Butler precinct 5, Garage David; Carson precinct 5, garage 1221| or here. Only one building was un- South Oak; High school precinct 2,| damaged. At Garden City a tornado high school; West Casper precinct 4,!injured one person and wrought West Casper school house. great damage. At Boston— R. HL E. Detroit -010 000 000-1 5 2 Boston 000.110 00x—2..7. 0 Batteries —Pillette and Bassler; Mrs Harding Bears Up Under Strain a ON BOARD FUNERAL TRAIN, CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Aug. 6—(BY The Associated Press)—Mrs. Harding again today rested in her room in the private car, “Superb,” which carries the body of her distinguished husband. She rested from the strain of last week and to store up strength to car- ry her through the trying hours of the state funeral services in Wash- ington Wednesday and the even more trying hours in Marion preceding the commitment, ‘The widow of the late president had a fairly comfortable night’s sleep. Sho talked today as yesterday with some of the ladies of the party, Mrs. Malcolm Jennings of Columbus, Ohio, & particularly close friend; Mrs. Christian, wife of the secretary to the late president; Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the secretary of com- merce, Mrs. Hubert Work, wife of the secretary of the Interior, and Mrs. E. E. Remsberg of Santa Ana Calif., a sister of Mr. Harding. Mrs. Harding's conversation is said ;| to be largely concerning her husband, the things he had been doing and the plans he had made for the future. Courageously calm, she had out- Mned in her mind everything that is to occur from the time the funeral train reaches Washington tombérrow afternoc. until the last sad services Friday under the elm trees in the cemetery at Marion. She is deter- mined to go through {t all in the calm manner she has been able to maintain without an exception since last Thurs- day evening. Whether she can do it or not remains to bé seen, but those who know her best say that she can. Members of the party on the train were continually touched and their eyes often grow misty today as the train sped through the broad state of Iowa. The silent throngs at the stations such as Boone Ames, Mar. shalltown, Legrand, Bellplaine, and here at Cedar Rapids were impressive. But it was the individuals beside the railroad tracks that touched hearts to their depths—a farmer standing among his corn rows, his head bared, his rough straw hat clasped to his breast; a wounded fotmer service man standing as much at attention as his crippled condition would permit; an engineer standing with bowed head beside his locomotive and an old lady crying softly to herself. Thus was the truth made known to those aboard the funeral train that America need fear no threats of revolution and no warnings of radical uprising for the heart of America {s sound and tru VALUATIONS IN COUNTY HIGHER ‘Total on Which Taxes Will Be Levied Shows Increase of $13,000,000 Over That for Last Year _An increase in the assessed valuation of property in the city of Casper of approximately $1,000,000 and in Natrona county of $13,000,000 in the past year ig revealed by figures just compiled by Lyle Jay, county assessor. The total valua- tion of the city proper at the present time is $27,989,547 and of Natrona county $73,334,964, according to Mr. Jay’s fig- ures. An increase in the tax levy for school district No, 2, which embraces Casper, has been made this year. Improved facilities and a program which gives every child in the dis trict as far as possible the best train- ing possible makes this necessary. The levy for the district is milis this year as compared with 5.94 mills last year. Tha total levy on city property ‘this year amounts to 31 mills as compared with 30 mills last year, The state tax levy for this year shows an increase from 3.068 to 3.8 mills. This makes necessary an in- crease of taxes amounting to $94,558 to be raised in Natrona county this year. Natrona county’s budget, on the contrary shows a decrease. Figured on practically the same basis as in 1922 the tax levy this year has been reduced from 4.10 to 8.3 mills, Discussion of Bond Issue Is Forum Subject WOMAN BEATEN, MAN IS SEIZED Former Torrington Resident Is ‘Also Fac- ing Charge of Impersonating Officer as Result of Row A struggle for the possession of their 10-year-old daughter culminated Mrs. Haines came to Casper and went to see her daughter last night. last night in W. H. Haines beating ; miihisiwite:iai @idark aller’ on {| While she was there Haines came in, Second street in the 900 block, accord-|!t 1s said, He insisted on accom: ing to information given the police Haines has been arrested on the as- sault charge and also on the charge of impersonating an officer. Mr. and Mrs, Haines were formerly residents of Torrington, Wyo. About six weeks ago Haines is said to have gone to Torrington and to have taken the child, who is a paralytic from her panying his wife when she left the house to go to her room. Although she objected strenuously he told Mr. and Mrs, Sturgis that he was an offi- cer of what he pleased with his wife, According to Mrs. Haines’ statement when the palr reached a dark alley he started to beat her, giving her a black mother. State Humane Officer Har-| eye, which she carries today. She ris was set to work on the case and} lost her pocket book in the struggle the child was taken away from Haines|and when she went back with the and has had a home s police to look for it, a revolver was Sturgis family, found also. It i# presumed to have street, been in the possession of Haines, had a right to do} There will be a special forum meeting of the Casper Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at 12.10 p. m. at the Henning hotel. This meeting will be given over to discussion of the water bond issue which is up for vote, All members and others interested in the discussion are requested to be present at the meeting. SINGLE TERM RULE IS URGED CHICAGO, Aug. 6—A federal am endment Mmiting future presidents to one term was advocated here yester- day by Senator Albert B, Cummins, republican, Iowa, president pro tem of the United States Senate, Senator Cummins was enroute to Washington to ald in preparing for President Harding's funeral. “Of course, President Harding would have been minated had be lived,” Senator Cummins said, “but I always have believed that one ternt is enough, The and the tremor ive more than any creat respons us strain of the off. man can tand,"* DUBLIN RIOTS, INJURIES FEW DUBLIN, Aug. 6.—(By The Asso. clated Press.)—Wild scenes occurred {in Dublin today in connection, with the Irish trade union congress. Dele gates going to the mansion house found the approach blocked by a crowd of der strators who tried to seize the building, shouting “Release the prisoners!” “Up Larkin!" (t Irish labor leader). powerless to prevent The police were the scenes. The crowds composed of men, wo- men and children mobbed the dele. gates and press representatives who appeared. One of tho delegates was so badly baten that he was taken to a pharmacy for treatment. An attempt to rush a side entrance of the n on house was frustrated after which the demonstrators con tinued shouting for the re se of the prisoners. OR. GEO. HARDING MEETS FUNERAL! TRAIN TODAY AT DIXON, ILLINOIS Great Crowds Massed at Points Along Railroad Delay Special Bearing Body of Late President DIXON, TL, Aug. 6.—While 20,- 000 people from Dixon and terri- tory for miles around stood with bowed heads, the men uncovered and an aviator of the Dixon avias tion field flew his plane slowly overhead dropping flowers on the train and in its path. The funeral train of President Harding here this afternoon. As the funeral train came to = gentle stop the private car of Presi- dent Finley of the Northwestern railroad on which they had been brought from Chicage, was drawn alongside and Dr. George T. Hard- ing, brother of the late president, and Dr. Carl W. S: ‘er of Marion, Ohio, boarded the train. There was but a brief wait and the funeral train slowly pulled away while the thousands stood respectfully still. arrived CHICAGO, Aug. 6.—The Harding funeral special passed through De kalb, TIl., 58 miles from Chicago at 3:19 p. m., according to railroad advices. Delayed by dense crowds encountered everywhere, the train was running at reduced speed, an hour and twenty-four minutes be- hind schedule, CHICAGO, Aug. 6.—(By The Associated Press).—Rid- ing in a special train, Dr. George T. Harding, brother of the late president, Dr. Carl Sawyer, and one other man from Marion, Ohio, accompanied by W. H. Finley, presifent of the Chi- cago and Northwestern railroad, left Chicago at approximately 10 a. m. standard time today to meet the Hard- ing funeral train. At the approaching ( having passed Be distant, at 9:58 a time. At that the funeral train dar Rapids, Iowa, Iowa, ten miles m. tu which left Omaha about o1 d ne hour late and had travers ® distance between Omaha o, had made up fully thirty minutes of the time lost by engine trouble before reaching Omaha. Dr. Harding Jr., son of the Brig. ¢ president's perso! alt t and Dr. Sawyer, neral Sawyer, the physician scarcely they were whisked special and clals Were un- ould meet ent Finley westboun: ern rail 1 for the train and on men, direct- 1 that {t proceed as far as possible. © running time of the train from Cedar Rar Iowa, eastward was ed down by Colonel Wal- F division passenger ugent » Baltimore and Ohio rat} dat shington, who is in charge the train. He believed that on ac- of the crowd: the railway pee funeral train This led ratiway operatin fficlals to estimate that the train would not ms up further HOLDUP LANDS IN CITY JAIL 802 West A street in the pocket of G the charge. A. not been obtained by the poli home and h. of the her. T! While C. A ported, $19 th the s lice could Silent testimony of hig attempt at holding st night, one-half of a $5 bil 9 arrested shortly aftery Half of Five-Dollar Bill Found in His Pocket Identifies G.'A. Eix as Perpetrator of Robbery up a negress at 1 was found ards on According to the testimony of the woman whose name had e, three men had entered har a rr rr