Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1923, Page 1

‘SPEED DEMONS @ ~The Casper Sunda And WYOMING WEEKLY REVIEW VOLUME 33. MAIN NEWS SECTION. CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1923. yy Cribime MAIN NEWS SECTION. WALTON PLACING GUARDSMEN TO. BLOCK STATE LEGISLATURE Prosperity on March \CurntitN BY MEET TODAY ON CASPER TRACK Program Packed Full of Thrills Promised in Auto Races. When the flags drops for the first race at the rodeo grounds today, there will be on the starting line the greatest lage of speed boys ever on a Wyom- ‘\ ing track. ‘There has been no of ex- pense and the men who furnish the thrills in al] the events will bear this statement to the final letter. Every man entered is here at the Invitation of the entrance commit- tee because he has been a consistent winner in the section of the country from which he hails. There are no amateurs in the whole lineup. Each man drives a car which embodies his ideas as to the proper model for speed and stamina. The track is set for all record breaking and elght of the best drivers in the weet will be atthe & lie to break them if the cars hold together and stay on the track. The gate will open promptly at 2 o'clock and the eyents will be run in the following order: Three mile auto race. Five mile side car motorcycle. Five mile auto race. ‘Ten mile solo motorcycle race. Five mile auto race. ‘Two mile novelty motorcycle side car. One mile relic race. Fifteen mile auto race (Rocky Mountain championship and Wyo- ming cup). PERMIT (SUED FOR BUSINESS BLOCK ON 2ND $30,000 Building to Be Erected at Beech Street Corner. 30,000 building permit for the pire of a business block at “the corner of Second and Beech streets, the location of the old Grieve houses, was taken out Satur- by Paul Huber. ae to the wording of the permit, the building will be of one story and will be constructed of brick. It will be 100 by 100 feet in size. Work is to start immediately. Since the sale of the Grieve prop- erty to Mr. Huber was first an- nounced in the Tribune, some time has been spent in removing the two houses which were on the lots so that work might be started on the new building. It is the intention of Mr. Huber to have a public markot on the corner. POLICEMAN IS SLAIN IN GUN ROW, CHIGAGO CHICAGO, Sept. 22—(United Press —A gun battle in East Chicago's bad lands today resulted in the deaths of one policeman and two negroes and the probable fatal in- jury of another policeman, Policeman Robert Kusen, and Clare ence Green and William Austin, ne- groes, were killed and Policeman ‘Thomas Mitchell may die, The policemen attempted to ar rest Green for Killing Austin and were fired upon by the negro. They returned the fire and in the battle which followed, Mitchell was the only survivor, dditional Oklahoma Military Called Out and Movements Launched by Executive Under Secret Orders BY S.A. BARKER, (United Press Staff Correspondent). OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 22.—Additional na- tional guardsmen were being mobilized by Gavernor Jack Walton tonight to prevent the contemplated session of the state legislature Wednesday. Although strict censorship surrounded the troop move- meént, it was understood extra troops to be placed on active duty throughout the state. Additional guardsmen were also being recruited for @uty at the cap- it ‘was learned. Simultaneous with the troop move- ments the governor reiterated his declaration that the state law mak- ers would not be permitted to meet in an extra session as planned to consider impeachment proceedings against him. “There will be no meeting of the legirJature,” he declared. “The pro- posed meeting is a meeting of klans- men and not of legislators. They shall not meet.” The governor announced that Ad- jutant General Markham, now in charge of troops at Tulsa, where martial law has prevaticd eince Au- gust 14, would be placed in general command of the guardsmen here. A statement appealing for finan- cial ald to establish a newspaper of his own to carry on the filght against the klan, wes issued from the executive mansion tonight. I must have $100,000 at once to get the truth to the peopleanf I call upon all who are with me in this fight to respond," the statement said. It charged that the press’ of the state was largely dominated by the klan and subsidized with funds from imperial headquarters at At- Tanta. “By the just God above me, and by the power vested in me as gow ernor no mob rule shall rule Okla- homa as long as I am above the ground and remain in that high of- fice,” was Governor Walton's dra- matic assertion. State legislators who are here tha governor had issued orders for Preparing their plans to meet in face of the governor's challenge, met his latest threat with renewed defiance. the Dai cents in the Sunday Standard. cheaper. It is standard the country Colo., the Express charges 45 20 cents per inch for eighteen the Tribune charges from five “We will meet as planned,” de- clared W. D. McBee, leader of the egisiative force, “If the governor carries out his threat to arrest us, that will halt the session until its legality has been determined in the courts. “It {s our decision not to resort to physical force tn attempting to assemble nor to repeal any effort to disperse us," he continued. “But we. will assemble peaceably next Wednesday and if the troops stop us we will resort to the courts for vindication of our rights.” The military of inquiry, estab- lished by the governor to uncover evidence of aleged mob rule by the Ku Klux Klan, continued cross- examination of witnesses. It is the governor's plan to complete the indictment of the klan before the bo vial assemble Wednesday. |. C. Jewett, grand dragon of the Oklahoma He {s at liberty under tond, following his arrest on riot charges at the instigation of Walton. His hearing will be held October 2, ac- cording to County Attorney J. K. Wright. Weather Forecast WYOMING— Unsettled weather wth probably rain in north and west portions Sunday and Monday and in’ southeast portion by Mon- day; cooler Monday. SO THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW It costs you 51 cents per inch for display advertising in the Casper Daily and Sunday Tribune on a 3,000 inch contract, if you take advantage of all the discounts. Tt costs you 61 cents per inch for display advertising in Anaconda Standard on a 2,500 inch contract and 71 ~ NUMBER 9. ELD IN RUHR Bank Deposits Soar, HESSTNE 1) Tribune rates are from fifteen to twenty-five per cent over that a daily newspaper in towns from 5,000 to 35,000 are justified in charging 10 cents per inch per thousand circulation, That is why in Fort Collins, cents for 4,500 circulation. The Advocate in Sterling, Colo., charges 50 cents for about the same circulation. The Laramie Republican charges 17 cents to hundred circulation. In Casper and a half to seven and a half cents per inch per thousand paid circulation. Cut out the state circulation and just count that within seventy-five to a hundred miles of Casper and the Tribune still has nearly eight thousand subscribers. This is all Cas- per trade territory. Advertisers are invited to the Tribune office to check all our statements on circulation. You can stand by the press and see them printed. You can check our news print invoices or count the papers as they are issued or ask the A. B. C. |MAN TRIES TO VIOLATE ALL LAWS AND ALMOST SUCCEEDS, IS REPORT One charge is enough for the average law-breaker, but from tho evidence that has been rounded up inthe arrest of R. C, cook Friday night, it would seem that Cook would not stop until he had made himself accountable for half a dozen. Cook, who also goes occasionally by the name of Roy Miller and by Anderson, is alleged to have stojen an Essex car from Frank Smith’ at the ‘Mammoth camp ‘Thursday. When bringing the car into Casper he found that he needed a tire, so he purchased one from the Earle C. Boyle agency, leaving a forged check to pay for the car. HENNING BANDIT TAKEN WITH LOOT SAYS HE WAS ‘HOPPED UP’ FOR HOLDUP Arrest of Joe Sullivan, Former Employe of Hotel, Leads to Recovery of Approximately $1,000 of Funds; Part- ner In Saturday Crime Is Still Missing The arrest at 8 o’clock yesterday afternoon of Joe Sullivan, confessed principal in the Henning hotel holdup case, and the recovery of approximately two-thirds of the money which had been stolen 12 hours previously marked the extent of success at 12 o’clock last night in solving the case. lead to the arrest of the second though Sullivan freely admit identity of his companion. “Too much dope" is given as the reason why Sullivan and his com- panion perpetrated their robbery. Sullivan hag admitted that they were both “hopped up.” This fact is also an answer to the question of why they would do such a thing without wearing masks, Sullivan was found at «@ local rooming house, and loot was hidden away in the mattress of his bed. It consisted of a large amount of currency, & large bag of silver, and some valuable papers. Cliff Haber- nicht, night clerk at the Henning, ted A gun in his face, Humor is mixed with the story of Sullivan's apprehension, He had formerly been an employe of the Henning for several weeks, and was| discharged because he was found to be responsible for the whereabouts of a number of missing artloles, Sullivan came back to the Hen- ning cafe at noon yesterday and borrowed a dollar from one of tho tooks, saying at the timo that he was broke and did not have any money with which to purchase food, On the other hand he had looked Columbia Is Sold, Will Be Improved A bustness deal was closed yester day whereby B, J. Schulte, M, #. Kenney and M, H, Todd obtained control of the Columbia theater from F, EB. Mmpey, The Columbia, which tm located at 220 Woat Firat street, will be closed after October 6 for a week which will be spent in making necessary repairs, It will be reopened October 14 at which time a new tock company will make ita initial appearance in Casper, M, H. Todd, manager of the Rialto theater, will aleo manage the Columbia, Mr, Tedd sald yester- day that no change in the general policy of the Columbia was sontem- plated, That is, a stock company will be engaged to present a bi: of about an houc’a ¢uration, while a motion picture will consume another hour, It in the intention te obtain as No clue had been found at that time which might arty to the crime, according to the police, and al- hits own part in the affair he would not divulge the identified the man as one who atuck| Up his sweetheart and had purchased for her clothes in excess of $100 It was to a certain extent through th's woman that the police traced | thetr man, Eyidently the eulprit had been hanging around the hotel recently and waa familiar with the fact that the hotel detective had been dis charged a day or two before the holdup because he got drunk, This left no one ta mmrd the establish. ment, The Henning hotel,yas entered by Sullivan and an unknown compan: fon at 3 o'clock Saturday morning, One man came from a side entrance and one from the front, Sullivan asked the night clerk how much a room would cost, and when he was given hia answer, he reached into hia pocket, evidently to take out money but he drew forth # 45 calibre revolver, The clerk was commanded te open the safe, ‘The burglars got away with $1,506, About $1,000 of this has been recovered, Beveral other suspects have been arrested by the authorities in con- nection with the case, but the police have not thought fit to reveal their names since some of them will no doubt be feund abselutely innocent, 7 dla alata COUNTERFEITERS IN RUSSIA MOBCOW—(United Prese—A well organized band ef counterfeiters, consisting of eight persons, has just been arrested here, The work was very artistically done, Counterfelt- ing is not particularly popular here, as the government has a nasty way good a stock company as postibio eo that patrons will have an enter- tainment program of high quality of taking counterfeiters out and standing them up against a blank wall, This hurts thelr feolings, He was found later in the eve- ning curled up and asleep in the car ome lot at 1€0 North Washing- ton e#treet. When the police dis- covered him they found that he had a bottle of moonshine partly consumed and that he also carried a@ gun. Cook, or whatever his correct name may be, was arraigned be- fore Judge John A. Murray last night on the charge of drunken- ness, driving a car while intoxi- cated, the illegal possession of liquor, and carrying concealed weapons. Since all the witnesses were not present he was bound over until Monday on a bond of $500. Sheriff Perry A. Morris told the police that the man was to be held and that the county would take him over when the city had dispensed with their part of his affairs, Minister Leaves $300,000 Estate In Eleven Banks CHICAGO, Sept. 32—(United Press AU ministers do not dle poor, This was proven here today when the will of Daniel F, MoGuire, lat pastor of the Visitation church was filed in probate court. The pastor Jeft a fortune of $300,- 000, ‘The money and securities had been kept in eleven banks, Two checking accounts, savings accounts and three safety deposit boxes were kept in his name, 2 eee CITY-GOUNTY BUILDING WILL BE FORUM TOPIC Further discussion will be given the proposed building of a new half million-dollar ofty and county bulld- Ing to replace the present struo- tures, when the ohamber of com- merce holds {ts forum ‘Tuesday noon, Beptember 26, at the Henning hotel, ‘The city fathera and the county cammissionere are te be present at the meeting, The greatest hau! of dope that has ever bean made in Casper and probably in all Wyoming waa exe cuted yesterday afternoon by Cap. tain William Clayton of the police department when he obtained jn @ shack in the rear of 268 West A street from $8,000 to $5,006 worth ef morphine and gocaine, Pete Mayes, @ negro, alleged ta be the possessor, had been arrested the day before charged with the sale of dope, and he is considered to be the owner. The find made ty Captam Clay Increase of Nearly Half Million In Two and Half Months Shown Here; Business Leaders Optimistic Prosperity is enthroned in Casper. In two and one-half months aggregate deposits in the seven Casper banks have increased $496,170.41, the col- lective total for September 14, being $1 ¢ 2.41. The September 14 cash reserves amount to $3,866,692.27, or | | $320,614.22 more than they were on the preceding call of |June 30, Loans and discounts, ac-jthe almost impossible occur and one cording to current publication, are|of the banks be in such poor con | $9,988,358.80, Since June 30 loans| dition in years to come as to re | counts have come up to $46,-| quire closing at the hands of the | | state ban xaminer, the other six | Comparative figures on the bank) banks would undoubtedly see to it | statements of June 30 and Septem-|that a readjustment of {ts affairs |ber 14 indicate that: was made so that no depositor would There is no “employment situa-| sustain a loss and no run would be tion” in Casper. By this it. is| occasioned meant that there is no lack of work| and as is shown by increased de-! beneficially for general business and posits, wages are high. Rather/the banks here, and that is the fact than enforced idleness among cer-|that Casper is not dependent in a tain classes of laborers and crafts-| major way upon the fortune or mis- men there ts an extraordinary de-| fortune of livestock men. The oll mand. Not only are these man/|industry is the primary contributor | making a living but find themselves to the wealth of the community and able to save. Another factor has been operating |\t provides tmmense payrolls and | Stockmen fn the country tributory|carries in its. wake hundreds of to Casper are seeing their way out other businesses. Were the banks of the past three years’ depression. | tied down by many long-time loans Livestock is bringing higher prices|of stockmen conditions would not than had been looked for and con-|be as good as they are at pre |sequently cattlemen and sheepmen| k statements fail to picture }are Uquidating their loans to ajcompletely to the public the condi greater extent than for some time|tions they wish to know of. It us past. |ually takes some person of acknow- Business in general is on the up-|ledged understanding of financial af- ward swing and there are no indi-|fairs to interpret in a worth whi'e cations that there will be a slump.|way these masses of figures—to re- A great deal of bullding, which be-/duce them to words concisely re- cause of tight money and high costs,| viewing conditions, Several prom- has lagged far behind demand here |inent Casper bankers, in giving the is being done, | following expositions concur in the The banks are in exceptionally |bellef that Casper is on its way up- excellent condition. There are prob-| ward and that never before has bus- ably no more secure banks tn any|iness been so substantially prosper- city in the country, Federal re-|ous as it is now. quirements call for a cash reserve| Arthur K. Lee, president of the averaging around 12 per cent of de-| National Bank of Commerce, is of Posits. All local banks have cash|the opinion that— reserves running between 30 and 35| ‘The banking status tn any com- per cent. Another strong feature/munity is usually the standard by of safety in financial institutions|/which business ts judged and justly here {s the basis upon which the|so, for no other line of business is clearing house is operated. Should! (Continued on Page Two.) CASPER MAN Is KILLED IN CAR CRASH ON ROAD J.I. Hale Victim of Accident Eight Miles | West of Douglas; A.C. Morgan Also | Injured as Auto Turtles | { J. I. Hale of Casper, 66 years of age, was instantly killed, and A, C, Morgan received injuries when the Over. land car which the latter was driving turned over three times about eight miles west of Douglas last night as the pair were coming to Casper, Hale is said to have suffered a fractured skull which caused his death, Morgan waa not/ ‘The deceased was an employe at seriously hurt, but recelved woveral lin, xriawest storage yard here, Yi bad lacerations Leek aaah xa tig ia survived by a von and daughter handa as result of the glass fying |i, aw, Afr, and Mre, W, L. Hale, from the broken windshield, The acoldent occurred when the two men were pasaing another car. It is thought probable that the @river lost control ef the car by hitting a rut er a soft place in the road, The men had gone ta Douglas yesterday to get some repairs for | the car, They were on thelr way dack te Casper at the time of the accident, @ grand a alster tn her and brother er rand by ar Scott, Kans The rematns are at the coroner's mortuary in Dongias, They will be brought to Casper, and burial may be made here, A, ©, Morgan resides at 114 south Boyer street, He is emplayed as a cook at the Club cafe, $5,000 Haul in “Dope” Is Made in War on Ring Here - tan formed a granq climax tq Falds) wha had already a « F an dope peddlers in Casper which Heving alrei his as 1 lice} ™®n the captain was have bean carried out by the pal clatathe Ghkee thsant department during the past two a tit weeks, It standg put ga pnique ope peddigr would } because of the tremendausty larce| cpa] big merchandise amount pf the dopa which w nee. Consequent it w taken, enough to fill en ordinary| the first places that | hat } ‘ wei easily ‘The narcotics were found tn th ff could be taken out hollow legs of a vedstead where it} ? only was tl the re peen secreted without nee i of morp but naa a secmeted\withodt's hanes ‘ ody ; ne FRENGH FORGES 5 ABANDONED \No Strings Attached to Capitulation; Action Is Taken in Fear of Economic Collapse. BY CARL D. GROAT, ‘Umited Press Staff Correspondent.- BERLIN, Sept. 22.—Ger- many decided today to give up passive resistance uncon- ditionally. Allied sources here to- night indicated the offer would be accepted. ‘The struggle of wills In the Rubr that has cost a hundred lives and a billion dollars is expected to end next week The German cabinet met with Chancellor Stresemann late today decided the passive resistance for h the government has paid out | quadriliions of marks must cease if the republic is to be saved from economic disaster and revolution. Tt voted, therefore to exceed its offer of Wednesday, made through the Belglan minister. This offer had two conditions attached. Release of Rubr prisoners hel@ by the French. 3. Return of perspns deported. The new decision is for surrender without conditions, Alled representatives, believing this proposal would be acceptable, said the French and Belgians were disposed to return the captives and those deported voluntartly following the ‘capitulation, With Ruhr resistance called off, Uscussion of reparations on a ecale larger than Germany hitherto has agreed to ts in order, The United Press, which had ex- clusive {nformation regarding the of- fer mado through the Belgian min- ister Wednesday 24 houra before any other pregs association, obtained information about the unconditional offer from unquestionable sources inside the government, Besides accepting German surren- der and making certain concessions regarding prisoners, eto, the allies are understood to be prepared te withdraw part of thelr Ruhr troepa. ‘The only thing necessary to cam: plete fulfillment of the government's decision ts a couple of meetings after which 1{t t# expected that, within the course of the coming week, a ite announcement will be pub ished The cabinet meets again tamer to put the finishing touches to it# announcement, deciding In what form the tnformation shall be gtven to the public, eto, Monday the so-called Ruhr Gefense sommittee will see Chancellor Stress mann and consider detafle ef the transition On Tuesday meet wit rew the state premiere the government when Relschstag convenes, It expected the annowncement of surrer will be ready for the cf the parttarent chstag convenes athe delayed for a ahort the, Pverything indicated tonight, that, t nt will pot wee elgn ¢ when the dd “capitutation,* Premier Poincare, relentlessly fa lowing bitter end” policy, Rag 1 Germany's back to the wall, any @fficials believe that resistance ta the Branoo-Belgian occupation viready has ben carsied too “far and that tha government will not be able to prevent serious internal et. breaks when @ public statement af ita surrender finally is made. Conservative Gormang say {hq government threatened fram all sideq with the communists and the man- ts ready to join hands tempap: necessary to force an integn: al Ur al in the hope that one at the other will be able ta seize pawer in the ensuing disorgantzation of the nation, Dyen the of the k in Germany mitted that ost herdene! clearverg dscopla course of events the armistice ad- anything may happen™ since next week and many gf them pe lieved that the eventa may be mare a anal than anything which nas gone before. The government, howewan, was no stena untu 4 ta pre- position after the publie an: ont of cessation of resist, 1cellay Stresemanun'’s ne 2auncer anc Chi the Hhinelang erm ns and the Ruhr defense (Continued on % % E &