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

Weather Forecast — WYOMING: Unsettled to- night and Wednesday, prob- ably rain or snow. Colder tonight. OLUME Vil . WALTON VOTE OW PENDING Twenty-Four Hours to Be Required for Reading by:House Clerks of 22 Charges Against Governor OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 23.—(By The Asso- clated Press).—A full day of sitting patiently listening to the reading of the voluminous transcript of testimony on which twenty-two charges against Governor Jack C. Wal- ton are based was today’s prospect in the lower house of the Oklahoma legislature, with voting on impeachment to follow. Two clerks, reading alter-| approximately twenty-four hours to altely, it 1s estimated will require | complete the oral presentation of Fae ISPOSTPONED corruption in office. | It appeared likely early today that ‘The proposed bond issue of $500,- 000 for a. new counfy building has | a vote fould not be taken before to- | morrow, although some pointed out | that a night session might bring the formalities to an end tonight. The | prediction was made freely that the been temporarily abandoned by the county commissioners, it was an- nounced this morning. The contro- versy which arose over the an- noundement of this proposal, many house. will vote overwhelmingly to persons feeling that taxes were al- press some, if not all of the charges. All of the specific charges con- ready too heavy and others feeling that when a new tained in the bill of impeachment it should be a eity-county building, | will be voted upon separately, either being adequate grounds upon which to bring the governor to trial. Throughout the day yesterday, understood to have been the cause ot the abandoning of the plans: Casper chamber of commerce rece! ly asked the commisstoners, ‘after taking a vote on the matter, not to put the issue to a vote at the present time. With the action taken the county commissioners, Casper citi- zens have an opportunity to invest!- gate the matter of constructing # new civic building and to decide whether they desire a new county ‘bullding, a new city hall, or a com: bined building. The consensus &f opinion reached by a committee re- | cently appointed by the chamber of commerce was that no building whou'd be erected until a city-coun- ty building cou'd be afforded. BERT BRAMAN GOES ON TRIAL The case of Bert Braham, charged Jointly with Arthur Baish of the theft of m Hudson touring car bo- longing to Pete Wray, set for this morning at 9 o'clock, was comtinued by Judge R, R, Rose to 2 o'clock this afternoon, None of the jurors who served on the Balsh case wore permitted to serve on the Braham case and the regular vonire was ox: hausted with only 11 jurors having heen selected, A special venire was drawn this morning ty Hazel Con- well, clerk of the court, Braham jx being defended by W, W, Lacey of Bullask & Lacy, Baish who was tried for the same crime, was found guilty and given a seven to 10 year sentence at hard labor in the ptate penitentiary, a clusion, refusing to comment on the legislative activities. FORUM ‘Mutual Interests. o public utility are factors imp ing today, Mr, Greenawalt point- ed out that a utility is simply a company or corporation which un- what indfvidual. ente: cannot accomplish, Both parties concerned have much {jn common and service improyements are more readily brought about by active support of the public in the utility's endeavors to meet all needa, “It fs not such a far ory to the time when Franklin was making ar. rangementa with a kite and ke; said Mr, Greenawalt, “Not long after those experiments overed that coal con as that could be used a nt, WA little later, Samuel I, 13, Moree as w result of Franklin's discovery, completed his jnyention through which ho pignated the message “What Hath God Brought,” “Less than fifty years age, & young mechanic working in the at tie of a heuse in Boston heard the voice ef Alexandep Graham Bell come to him eyer a wire, ‘Tt waa lesa than half a eentury Appearance of the stormy petre!, the bird known to sallora aa “Mother Carey's Chieken,” is supposed to indi coming storm, Plumber Surrenders for Double Crime Revealed But Bodies of Slain Are Found In House Yard = DENVER, Gole,, Oct, 28.—A, H, Mitchell, a Denver plumber, teday gonfessed tq the Denyer police that he had shot and killed Mrz, Gooraie A, Bryan, 80, and A, J, Bherie, 50, in g bedreem at _the erie home early today, ear Morningside, Golerade, aeeording tg the police, Mitchell dealacae he eould pot stand tg see Mrs, Bryan “Joying an- f man," the police gald Denver, arrived pt the Sherle hame The pedies ps Mrs. Bryan and| searching for hig wife, He sald here were found ja frpnt of the| Sherie was hia "best fricnd.'t sherle home teday by netghbors. A few minutes after the discovery, W. 5. Bryan, a deputy fire chief of Rev, W. 0. Garberson, pastor pt; Mount Hermon Baptist ehurch, brought Mitchel! to the police sta- UTILITY TALK pany Told by John F. Greenawalt of Mountain States Company Service based upon adequate appreciation of public needs and recognition by the patrons of the needs of the tween the two, according to John F. Greenawalt of the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph company who addressed the Casper Chamber of Commerce forum meet- dortakes to do for a community | CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, OCTOI Hayward / ston. } the cards. Wil Thompson is here shown exercising mental suggestion before the New Orleans Blind Commis. | The boy in the picture has been blind since birth, The cards in Thompson's hand are numbered. Just Governor Walton remained in s¢-|back of the blind boy a young woman wrote numerals on a black beard to conform to the numbers on! As each number was written on the black board the btind boy would reach over and pick a card from Thompson's hand to conform to the number written on the black board. HEARS Think of the many times you have seen the magician pull the white rabbit out of the top hat after you have seen that the hat was unoccupied. It is the business of the magi cian to produce something out of nothing before your very eyes. Now advertising does not work f Public and Com-| tht 2: ; Advertising will take the ser- view you are equipped to give and ready to give and bring the people in to be “shown.” Advertising is not a substitute for reliable goods, fair service, reasonable prices and a good rep- utation carefully maintained. cardinal principles and sell them to the public so thoroughly that only a wanton disregard of the methods whereby the structure was bulit will tear it down. The Tribune is the chosen med- jum of approach of many thous- ands of people, readers and their families. SWINDLERS OF SWINDLED IN TOILS OF LAW ortant to proper relations be- ago that Edison invented the car- bon filament lamp, and most of us who are here today, saw the horse car go into the discard with the ad- yont of the electric trolley, and now, just recently, the gasoline motor has become a factor in urban and} | inter-urban transportation, “Upon these inventions, great In-| dustries have been built, which} | form our public utilities of today, | | “In thoge utilities: have been in:| | vested jarge sums of money, The} electric light and power industry represents an jnvestment of four and a half billions; the electric rail- | way five billions; the gas industry | two billions, the telegraph and tele-| LOS ANGELES, Callf., Oct, 23— | ph four billions, An alleged scheme to re-swind!e ofl | It should be remembered that the | »windlo victims by offering to help | inventions which made these indus-|them recoup part of thelr losses | tries possible, were not developed by | caused the arrest of B, Jordan Rey | reason of the enthusiastia support nf | ley and J, 1, Mitchell, who, officers | the publie, but they were developed | raid, aproached holders of worthlesa jn spite of the heartbreaking in-| oll stock and offered to exchange credulity ang skepticism of a doubt-| it for bonds of known value, asking ing world, They have developed to) ® bonus of §350 in each caso, The wreat publie utiles in a short/bonus was always paid, but the space of a half century, and today | honds were never exchanged, no (Continued on Page Seven.) cording to complaining witnesses, WIFE OF FRIEND AND HER ‘LOVER KILLED BY RIVAL tlen, After committing the evime,| front yard In the hope of getting Mitchel} told the polico he dpoyelald, A rifle Jay perosa the bed away from the Sherie home and hid| Furnishings of the bedroom were his gun, Then ha wont back to the| bespattered with bleod goene and mingled with the erewd| The heuse Ig en the Golden road, while the soren pnd @ sheriff) about 15 miles frem Denyer, Bhorie were examining the hodies, He said) about whom little is known, rented he told the serener it from & Denver fealtor pine That's a ease ef murder and) montha age and apparently had suicide,” | been jiving there pinoe, Then going ta the heme ef his! Chief Ryan, searching for hig wife wife from which he haq separated, wha he said Was pot at thelp home Mitchel] said he told her pf the|jast pight, prrived at the pcens crime, She called in Dp, Garberson,| shartiy after the digcovery of the wha brought Mitchell ta Denver) bodies, police headquarters, According ta the police, Mitchell Mrs, Bryan and Bherle were pniy| declared Mra, Ryan, Sherie and him, partiy ¢lothed, Blood Jed from al self went pn a party" Jast night bed room in the front part pf the| Heturning te the Sherie piaeca, more house, Ag police reconstructed the] liquor wag consumed, Mitchell is shooting, they declared it probably| declared ta have objected tq atten- took place In the bedroom, the vic-| tions Sherie pald tq Mrs. Bryan, tims, dragging themselves into the (ontinued on Bage Seven.) The Magician * FALL TAKES STAND IN TEAPOT OIL HEARING | } | | | | | | tts proceasea are not Senate Committee Calls Upon Former Secretary for Ev: Loss Emphasized In Probe the Teapot Dome, Wyo., nav Sinclair interests. The former secretary was largely responsible for the lease made jointly with Secretary Denby of the navy department. | ‘The chie reasons navanced by Mr. | Fall and other administration offi- | clals for granting danger of drainage from adjacent wella—were in general supported by reports on the present state of the property submitted to the com- mittee at the opening of the inves- tigation yesterday by two expert geologists, The experts reported the deple- tion by drainage had been #0 great that the estimated yield would only be a fraction of the original estl. mate by the bureau mines of 135,000,000 barrels, the lease—the One gave a rough estimate of 26,000,000 barrels ax the maximum and the other sald it would not be esa than 12,000,000 nor more than 24,000,000, Explaining to the committee to- day why he hed not asked for com- petitive bida for Teapot ome, Mr. Vall paid ha.knew he could get a mora advantageous settlement for the government by closing the deal privately, “There waa such a congestion of ol] in that field at that time,” sald the former seoretary, that the roy: ally obtained by the government would be yery low, ‘The result of the arrangements I made waa to sive the government royaltioa twice es jJarge as could otherwise have been obtained, "I know there will be a difference in the minds of Jawyers as to my authority, but I did not feel eon ed under the Jaw to eall for bids, In reply to questioning, Mr, Fall said the Midwest eompany, exten, nivel engaged in the adjoining Balt Creelt yogion befopa the Sinolaty o We nade, fad direetiy applied for the apot Dome lease, but the Hlaclalr offer appeared more advan: tageay Asked by Senator Walsh demoprat, Montana, whether Preai dent Harding's jransfor of the Tea pot Dome peserve from the payy fo the interiop department wag pet in | violation of the got pf pongress plas ing the naval ypeserve under the navy department, Mr, Fall peplied that he thought ni “Phe president's authority as chief on WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—Former Secretary Fall of But advertising will take these |the interior department appeared today before the senate public lands committee in its investigation of the lease of A Newspaper for All the Family, Clean, Unbiased, And a Booster for City, County and State. Che Casper Daily Tribune |, HAYWARD THOMPSON TELLS OWN STORY FOR PUBLIC HERE \So-Called Dual M entality Explained; Jewett Auto Picked for Stunts, Other Service Is Retained Hayward Thompson and his Jewett brougham were on the streets of Casper today. His jaunty “Paige built light six’’ was inspected this morning by Wm. P. Crawford of the Auto Electrical Co., Willard Battery distributors, and |he obtained a set of Dayton Tires from fhe Mosher Tire and Service Co. Thompson hints that he will attempt to climb Casper Mountain during his; were he blindfolded. So, a treat drive here and specifies the Dayton/| is in store for the fashionable shop- | tire for its under inflation qualities.) pers. Mr. Thompson during his One of the most interesting ex-| drive here will stop and enter the periments during Mr. Thompson's performance will be his stop at the Frantz Shop “where fashion reigns.” Mr. Emmett Fulley manager and Miss Frantz are mi} interested in Mr. Thompson's abi An amus- ing incident in connection with Mrs. Thompson's visit to the shop this morning was an idea conveyed by Mr. Fuller. Mrs. Thompson ex- pressed much surprise upon finding such an exclusive shop in the City of Casper. The young lady had en- tered the shop with the intention of selecting a gown. Upon learning that it was Mrs. Thompson Mr. Fuller asked her if it was possible for Mr. Thompson to exercise judg- ment in the selection of woman's apparel. Mrs. Thompson laugh- ingly replied that she would back Thompson's. judgment even Thompson while under the handicap of a blindfold. Mrs. Thompson as (Continued on Page Hight) TWO SLAIN IN 8ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 23.—Mr. and Mrs, Richard Grant of Chicago were shot and killed in a dance hall in the western part of the city today Wilfred Stalnaker their chauffeur, was wounded seriously. Police were told the shooting was done by high- waymen. | Mr. WORK BEGINS TODAY ON NEW STORE BUILDING; OTHER PERMITS ISSUED A $23,000 store building will be constructed in the 200 block on West First street by George Pedaris Mr. Pedaris took out a permit for the structure yesterday and was to idence; Drainage yal oil reserve last year of the shop and select a gown for Mrs.| DANCE HOLDUP FINAL DITION NUMBER 322. RHINGLAND REVOLUTION CURBED UPRISINGS. P nO IN MANY CITIES; BERLIN GLAIMS VICTORY Duisburg Most Import- ant Accession to the Republican Ranks in | Spread Early Today (By The Associated Press). The Rhineland republican movement was extended in some quarters of the occu- pied area today but seemed to be receding in the dis- tricts first affected. Berlin maintains that the movement has |been generally defeated. The most important new acces- sion of the separatists was Duis- |burg, in the Ruhr, where according |to a Belgian official message, the re public was proclaimed early today and the public buildings occupied | Dr. Hans A. Dorten, leader of the tist movement, previous sep. seems to have thrown his lot with |the proponents of the present ven ture, as his followers are reported to have hoisted the republican col- ors on the government buildings at Welsbaden, his “home town, where ten persons were wounded in sub sequent rioting. On the other hand Berlin is patches report the expulsion of the republicans from Aix La Chapelle, where the present republican move- ment saw its inception early Sun- |day. The former regime is declared leo have regained complete mastery there and also at Muenchen-Glac bach, where the separatists had selzed contro!. | Coblena, which the republicans plan to make their capital, was still in the hands of the old officials this ‘forenoon but the separatists were said to be ready to seize it before the day was over and expected no opposition to the move. There are conflicting reports re- garding the city of Bonn where the publicans reported to have ed the government offices. The latest Berlin advices however, de: were clared the separat had been commence operations today. It will/fentel there. Treves, Mayence and executive,” he said, “is superior to| be constructed of brick and tile ma-|al! the cities in the Ruhr area ex- terial, will be 48x130 fe in size and will contain seven rooms. Two permits for $4,000 residences were taken out yesterday. C. E. Wanderley will build a frame duplex house on Eleventh street between Walnut and Spruce. 8. Barhaug will erect a frame residence between First and Second street on Botolph. The Western Blue Print company is starting today to do $3,500 worth of work in remodeling its offices in the basement of the Consolidated Royalty building. Longshoremen Return to Jobs HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 28—Long- shoremen and screw men resumed londing of ships at the port here Monday following receipt of or- der from Galveston calling off the strike which began at all Texas gulf ports Saturday. his duties as an administrative of- ficer. The president can use the machinery at his disposal in the ex- ecutive departments as he pleases. The interior department had the equipment to handle the reserve, it had the experts and the president used them.” The establishment in Hawaii of a $1,500,000 storage plant for ofl from the California naval reserve was taken up by Benator Walsh, who criticised the use of ofl from the re- serve to pay contractors for con- structing the plant. Mr. Fall insist- ed the president was within his rights in establishing the plant, do- claring that {f outside drillings were draining the government reserve the administration should have taken measures to protect its supply. Declaring he was reluctant to criticise former administrations, Mr, Fall eld if he had been secro- tary of the interior in February, 1920 he would hav@ protected the nayal reserves, He insisted the ad- ministration officers had discretion in such matters, cept Duleburg, are apparently still in the hands of the regular officials, Overnight Cevelopments in the Ba. varian situation were negligible. The agi ive attitude of Dr. Von Kahr, the Bavarian dictator and tho support given him against Berlin by eral Von commander of Bavarian phr has made the Bavarian authorities masters of the asftuation and left the central government apparently helpless for the moment to curb such independ- ent action as Bavaria may wish to take. Tt fs 1 that Bay f 4 in Munich however is not considering ces. fode and that are ith the government. Mean Reichrat or council of the been summoned to meet to discuss the whole Ba ation, rders are continuing in The most serious at Hamburg. stormed ven.) aria prese le th h, h tomorrow barian ‘00d te elopment where rioter (Continued on Page & ermany. der now is s early t | FORD CLUBS LAUNCH NEW Call Issued for National Gathering to Be Held In Detroit; 3,000 Dele- gates Are Expected DETROIT, Mich,, Oct, Press) Formation of a new national political party with Henry Ford as {ts standard bearer will be undertaken at a national organisation conference all Ford-for-President elubs here December 19, 18 and 14, Tha eal] for the con- ferenee waa decided pon at a meeting last night of several Mishigan Ford eiybe, The eanfer The gonference call wil ga out enee, pocarding {9 jeaders,’ probably | within a few says, jtwaa stated by wil] name a date and place far fold: | Willlam Krenbers, see: ing & nominating cenventiog peat | Dearbern Ford Vor P: spring, “It was decided vp elub, he paid, ident 23,—(By The Associated | WILL PARTY stent demand from ighout the coun- ] after clubs ni ‘on’ For try, The Dearborn club, he said, had | been inactive rT some time owing |to ite inabt obtain from Henry statement as to whether 14 accept nomination clubs might organize. y were forced into ac tlon,"* onberg sald, “many of the c other states threatening to proceed with a convention call if wo did not do so," Mr, Kronberg estimated the num- | Ford an; ber of Ford clubs now in existence at between 800 and 400 and added that he waa adyined the organization jconferenoe woud attract at least | 9,000 delegates and visitors. Ses retary of the] sions, he sald, would be held in the auditorium of Dearborn, home of Menry Mord,